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"Fifth-century Athens is praised as the cradle of democracy and sometimes treated as a potential model for modern political theory or practice. In this reassessment of classical Athenian democracy and its significance for the United States today, Loren J. Samons II provides ample justification for our founding fathers distrust of democracy, a form of government they scorned precisely because of their familiarity with classical Athens." "What's Wrong with Democracy? challenges many basic assumptions about the character and success of Athenian democracy and offers discussions of topics including the dangers of the popular vote, Athens's acquisitive foreign policy, the tendency of the state to overspend, the place of religion in Athenian society, and more."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
307

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Subjects
Greek influences, Political culture, Democracy, Direct democracy, Representative government and representation, Civilization, Republicanism, History, Democracy, history, United states, civilization, foreign influences, Démocratie, Histoire, Démocratie directe, Gouvernement représentatif, Culture politique, Républicanisme, Civilisation, Influence grecque, 89.35 democracy, Rezeption, Demokratie, Democratie, Politieke cultuur
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United States, Greece, Athens, Republicanism

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Athenian society and government
Democracy and demagogues : election, voting, and qualifications for citizenship
Public finance : democracy and the people's purse
Foreign policy I : democracy imperial
Foreign policy II : the Peloponnesian War
National defense : democracy defeated
Democracy and religion
Conclusion : Socrates, Pericles, and the citizen

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index

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Library of Congress
JC421 .S32 2004

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xx, 307 p. :
Number of pages
307

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OL18170594M
Internet Archive
whatswrongwithde00samo
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0520236602
LCCN
2004008500
OCLC/WorldCat
54971855
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1971
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854737

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