The Divided City: On Memory and Forgetting in Ancient Athens
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An exploration of the roles of conflict and forgetting in ancient Athens. Athens, 403 B.C.E. The bloody oligarchic dictatorship of the Thirty is over, and the democrats have returned to the city victorious. Renouncing vengeance, in an act of willful amnesia, citizens call for---if not invent---amnesty. They agree to forget the unforgettable, the "past misfortunes," of civil strife or stasis. More precisely, what they agree to deny...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1890951099
ISBN13:9781890951092
Release Date:April 2006
Publisher:Zone Books
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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