Classical Greek oligarchy : a political history /
"Classical Greek Oligarchy thoroughly reassesses an important but neglected form of ancient Greek government, the "rule of the few." Matthew Simonton challenges scholarly orthodoxy by showing that oligarchy was not the default mode of politics from time immemorial, but instead emerged...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2017.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyrigth; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Conventions; 1 Problem, Background, Method; 2 Oligarchic Power- Sharing; 3 Balancing Coercion and Co-optation; 4 The Politics of Public Space; 5 The Manipulation of Information; 6 Processes of Regime Breakdown; Afterword: The Eclipse of Oligarchia; Appendix; Works Cited; Index Locorum; General Index.