Athens on Trial

The Antidemocratic Tradition in Western Thought

Jennifer T. Roberts

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Princeton University Press
07 April 1997

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Political science & theory; Political structures: democracy

The Classical Athenians were the first to articulate and implement the notion that ordinary citizens of no particular affluence or education could make responsible political decisions. For this reason, reactions to Athenian democracy have long provided a prime Rorschach test for political thought. Whether praising Athens's government as the legitimizing ancestor of modern democracies or condemning it as mob rule, commentators throughout history have revealed much about their own notions of politics and society. In this book, Jennifer Roberts charts responses to Athenian democracy from Athens itself through the twentieth century, exploring a debate that touches upon historiography, ethics, political science, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies, and educational theory.

By: Jennifer T. Roberts
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 197mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 624g
ISBN: 9780691029191
ISBN 10: 0691029199
Pages: 426
Publication Date: 07 April 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface and AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsCh. 1Introduction3Pt. 1Classical Greece23Ch. 2The Athenian Experiment25Ch. 3The First Attacks on Athenian Democracy48Ch. 4Democracy and the Philosophers71Pt. 2Playing With the Past93Ch. 5Roman Adaptations97Ch. 6Recovering the Greeks119Ch. 7Monarchists and Republicans137Ch. 8The Debate over Athens and Sparta156Ch. 9Athenian Democracy in the Age of Revolutions175Ch. 10A Shift in the Sands208Pt. 3Modern Transformations227Ch. 11The Turning of the Tide229Ch. 12Athenians and Others256Ch. 13Epilogue: The Old and the New291Notes315Selected Bibliography379Index393

Jennifer Tolbert Roberts is Professor of History at Southern Methodist University and Associate Professor of Classical Languages and History at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of Accountability in Athenian Government (Wisconsin) and, with Robert Zaller and Richard Greaves, Civilizations of the West (HarperCollins).

Reviews for Athens on Trial: The Antidemocratic Tradition in Western Thought

Roberts has given us an excellent study of [the Athenian] legacy...Athens on Trial deserves praise both for its conception and its execution. --Eric W. Robinson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review A first-rate intellectual and cultural history. --Stephen Goode, The Washington Times Roberts ... writes with learning, wit, acerbity, profundity, and engagement on the vicissitudes of the idea [of democracy] in its supposedly original Athenian form. --Paul Cartledge, New Statesman & Society