000741168 000__ 03647cam\a2200385\i\4500 000741168 001__ 741168 000741168 005__ 20210515111736.0 000741168 008__ 140916t20142014njub\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\d 000741168 010__ $$a 2014951472 000741168 019__ $$a904241458 000741168 020__ $$a9780691166476$$qhardcover 000741168 020__ $$a0691166471$$qhardcover 000741168 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn894625506 000741168 040__ $$aYDXCP$$beng$$erda$$cYDXCP$$dDLC$$dBTCTA$$dBDX$$dZQP$$dCDX$$dPBA$$dOCLCF$$dCPP$$dUAB$$dIQU$$dCOO$$dNGU$$dCOH$$dOUN$$dCRH$$dQGK$$dEDK$$dVRC$$dOCLCQ$$dS3O$$dISE 000741168 042__ $$alccopycat 000741168 043__ $$ae-gr---$$aff-----$$ae------$$aaw----- 000741168 049__ $$aISEA 000741168 05000 $$aJC73$$b.L3 2014 000741168 08204 $$a320.0938$$223 000741168 1001_ $$aLane, M. S.$$q(Melissa S.),$$eauthor. 000741168 24010 $$aGreek and Roman political ideas 000741168 24514 $$aThe birth of politics :$$beight Greek and Roman political ideas and why they matter /$$cMelissa Lane. 000741168 24630 $$aEight Greek and Roman political ideas and why they matter 000741168 264_1 $$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$$bPrinceton University Press,$$c[2014] 000741168 264_4 $$c©2014 000741168 300__ $$a381 pages :$$bmaps ;$$c21 cm 000741168 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000741168 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000741168 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000741168 500__ $$a"First published in the United Kingdom as: Greek and Roman political ideas : a Pelican introduction, by the Penguin Group, Penguin Books ... London"--Title page verso. 000741168 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 341-355) and index. 000741168 5050_ $$aList of figures -- List of maps -- Introduction: Possibilities of power and purpose -- Timeline of people and ideas -- Justice -- Constitution -- Overview of Persian Wars and Peloponnesian War -- Democracy -- Highlights of Athenian history -- Virtue -- Citizenship -- Cosmopolitanism -- Republic -- Highlights of Roman history -- Sovereignty -- Conclusion: Futures of Greek and Roman pasts --Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Athens map key -- Brief biographies of key persons, events and places -- Reference lists and abbreviations -- Notes -- Index. 000741168 520__ $$aOverview: In The Birth of Politics, Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire. Tracing the origins of our political concepts from Socrates to Plutarch to Cicero, Lane reminds us that the birth of politics was a story as much of individuals as ideas. Scouring the speeches of lawyers alongside the speculations of philosophers, and the reflections of ex-slaves next to the popular comedies and tragedies of the Greek and Roman stages, this book brings ancient ideas to life in unexpected ways. Lane shows how the Greeks and Romans defined politics with distinctive concepts, vocabulary, and practices-all of which continue to influence politics and political aspirations around the world today. She focuses on eight political ideas from the Greco-Roman world that are especially influential today: justice, virtue, constitution, democracy, citizenship, cosmopolitanism, republic, and sovereignty. Lane also describes how the ancient formulations of these ideas often challenge widely held modern assumptions-for example, that it is possible to have political equality despite great economic inequality, or that political regimes can be indifferent to the moral character of their citizens. A stimulating introduction to the origins of our political ideas and ideals, The Birth of Politics demonstrates how much we still have to learn from the political genius of the Greeks and Romans. 000741168 650_0 $$aPolitical science$$zGreece$$xHistory. 000741168 650_0 $$aPolitical science$$zRome$$xHistory. 000741168 85200 $$bgen$$hJC73$$i.L3$$i2014 000741168 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:741168$$pGLOBAL_SET 000741168 980__ $$aBIB 000741168 980__ $$aBOOK