The Athenian Nation
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Challenging the modern assumption that ancient Athens is best understood as a polis , Edward Cohen boldly recasts our understanding of Athenian political and social life. Cohen demonstrates that ancient sources referred to Athens not only as a polis , but also as a "nation" ( ethnos ), and that Athens did encompass the characteristics now used to identify a "nation." He argues that in Athens economic, religious, sexual, and social dimensions were...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691048428
ISBN13:9780691048420
Release Date:May 2000
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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