Control of the Laws in the Ancient Democracy at Athens, Hardcover - Edwin Carawan

The power of the court to overturn a law or decree--called judicial review--is a critical feature of modern democracies. Contemporary American judg...

During a day we meet 24 ancient Athenians from all levels of society and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their com...

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Reducere. Rude Talk in Athens is brave, brilliant, and incredibly funny. There are loads of very specific characters, including Mark himself. It's the Mark H...

Is democracy a force for good or something much more dangerous?

Is democracy a force for good or something much more dangerous?

A fascinating look at the lifestyle and values of ancient IrelandThousands of years ago, Celtic Ireland was a land of tribes and warriors; but a wi...

Reducere. "Kagan, faithful to his lifelong fascination with Pericles . . . gives us an accessible and invaluable account of his life and deeds."--Allan Bloom...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Nathan T. ArringtonIllustration(s): 138 b/w illus., 16 color illus. (8-page insert)Number of pages:...

Reducere. DescriptionA new history of the world's most embattled ideaToday, democracy is the world's only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has b...

DescriptionFor two centuries classical Athens enjoyed almost uninterrupted democratic government. This was not a parliamentary democracy of the mod...

Reducere. The First Book to Explain China's Success: Talent at the Top, Data in the Middle, Democracy at the Bottom.The Coronavirus epidemic triggered a chan...

Contributor(s): Author: Woodrow HartzogEvery day, Internet users interact with technologies designed to undermine their privacy. Social media apps,...

Virginia Doellgast contends that high pay and good working conditions are possible even for marginal service jobs. This outcome, however, depends o...

Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds - Paul Christesen

Based on records from Nikolaos Balanos' dismantling and reerection of the temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis (between 1935 and 1939), ...

In his most powerful book to date, award-winning author TimothyFerris makes a passionate case for scienceas the inspiration behind the rise of libe...

DescriptionIn 431 BC, the long simmering rivalry between the city-states of Athens and Sparta erupted into open warfare, and for more than a genera...

This spellbinding, ground-breaking translation reenergises Aeschylus' enduring saga of split loyalties, bloody sacrifice and the efforts to bring p...

This book presents an overview of India's electoral democracy and political system through an analysis of the 2019 Parliamentary elections. It disc...

The first assessment of religious violence throughout the whole of Antiquity, with a particular focus on Late Antiquity where a much more nuanced p...

By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Saul CornellAmericans are deeply divided over the Second Amendment. Some passionately assert that the Amendment protects an...

Reducere. DescriptionGenesis 9 teaches that God gave moral law to all nations after the Flood. This is called Noahide Law. The apostle Paul taught that the L...

The United States of America has been the most powerful country in the world for over seventy years, but recently the U.S. National Security Strate...

Named for a goddess, epicenter of the first democracy, birthplace of tragic and comic theatre, locus of the major philosophical schools, artistical...

Inside Ancient Athens - Fiona MacDonald

Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games - Michael Llewellyn

Reducere. A major scientific revolution has begun, a new paradigm that rivals Darwin's theory in importance. At its heart is the discovery of the order that ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Responding to widespread disenchantment with electoral politics, this book gives a practical examination of the possibilities offered by a generali...

Reducere. While most patrons strive to be strip club veterans, there are a chosen few who see beyond the bells and whistles and focus mainly on intrinsic val...

Reducere. The coronavirus pandemic, the deepening economic crash, dangerously divisive political responses, and exploding social tensions have thrown an alre...

Democratic practices - participation, citizenship rights, and an inclusionary state - enhance human development. The book uncovers how local democr...

Reducere. This volume brings together five essays that represent the latest directions in the study of geography in classical antiquity. Arranged chronologic...

Reducere. Emperor Diocletian's palace is a historic marvel - this book and its sketches, published by architect Robert Adam in the 1760s, aided the rediscove...

Every day, corporations are connecting the dots about our personal behavior--silently scrutinizing clues left behind by our work habits and Interne...

About 24, 000 figurines and fragments have been found on Acrocorinth, and this study greatly increases our understanding of the way in which this a...

DescriptionOn July 31, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Maddox (DD-731) began a reconnaissance cruise off the coast of North Vietnam. On August 2, three...

DescriptionHow remarkable changes in ancient Greek pottery reveal the transformation of classical Greek cultureWhy did soldiers stop fighting, athl...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Feng MenglongIllustration(s): 2 mapsTranslator: Olivia MilburnNumber of pages: 344Publication d...

Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag AGAuthor(s): Vasileios I AnastasiadisNumber of pages: 239Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 212 x 156 x 17Cover type: P...

AI is poised to disrupt our work and our lives. We can harness these technologies rather than fall captive to them--but only through wise regulatio...

Reducere. Mirsad Had&382;kadi&263; never planned for a life in politics. Yet, in 2018, he decided to run for the Bosniak presidential council seat in Bosnia ...

Reducere. Two classic collections of freedom songs, We Shall Overcome (1963) and Freedom Is A Constant Struggle (1968), are reprinted here in a single editio...

In this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects ...

Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press LtdAuthor(s): Lamont DeHaven KingIllustration(s): maps; mapsNumber of pages: 244Publication date: 2006Dimensions:...

Reducere. Enjoy the beautiful curated photographs (in color) of GreeceThis full page picture book will make a great home coffee table decor accessory or as a...

Reducere. This biography of Alcibiades, the charismatic Athenian statesman and general (c. 450-404 BC) who achieved both renown and infamy during the Pelopon...

Reducere. How does the funeral oration relate to democracy in ancient Greece? How did the death of an individual citizen-soldier become an occasion to praise...