The Athenian nation

The Athenian nation /

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 tha...

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Main Author: Cohen, Edward E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
To 146 B.C.
Social classes > Greece > Athens > History.
Social stratification > Greece > Athens > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Social classes
Social conditions
Social stratification
Burgerschap.
Bewoners.
Sociale stratificatie.
Griekse oudheid.
Athens (Greece) > Social conditions.
Greece > Social conditions > To 146 B.C.
Athènes (Grèce) > Conditions sociales.
Grèce > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Greece
Greece > Athens
History
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Summary: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."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 250 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-228) and index.
ISBN:1400814200
9781400814206
9781400824663
1400824664
9786612158995
6612158999
1282158996
9781282158993

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