TY - BOOK N2 - The book takes us on a tour through the rich spectrum of Greek life and culture, from their epic and lyric poetry, political thought and philosophy, to their social life, military traditions, sport, and religious festivals, and finally to the early stages of Greek democracy. Running as a connecting thread throughout is a people's attempt to create a society based upon the concept of freedom rather than naked power. AB - The book takes us on a tour through the rich spectrum of Greek life and culture, from their epic and lyric poetry, political thought and philosophy, to their social life, military traditions, sport, and religious festivals, and finally to the early stages of Greek democracy. Running as a connecting thread throughout is a people's attempt to create a society based upon the concept of freedom rather than naked power. T1 - A culture of freedom :ancient Greece and the origins of Europe / DA - 2012. CY - Oxford ; CY - New York : AU - Meier, Christian, CN - DF77 CN - DF77 PB - Oxford University Press, PP - Oxford ; PP - New York : LA - eng PY - 2012. N1 - Translation of: Kultur, um der Freiheit willen. ID - 436425 KW - Political science SN - 9780199747405 SN - 0199747407 SN - 9780199588039 SN - 0199588031 TI - A culture of freedom :ancient Greece and the origins of Europe / ER -