Race and Citizen Identity in the Classical Athenian Democracy - Couverture rigide

Lape, Susan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521191041 ISBN 13 : 9780521191043

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Lape Susan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Race and Citizen Identity in the Classical Athenian Democracy, Susan Lape demonstrates how a race ideology grounded citizen identity. Although this ideology did not manifest itself in a fully developed race myth, its study offers insight into the causes and conditions that can give rise to race and racisms in both modern and pre-modern cultures. In the Athenian context, racial citizenship emerged because it both defined and justified those who were entitled to share in the political, symbolic, and socioeconomic goods of Athenian citizenship. By investigating Athenian law, drama, and citizenship practices, this study shows how citizen identity worked in practice to consolidate national unity and to account for past Athenian achievements. It also considers how Athenian identity narratives fuelled Herodotus' and Thucydides' understanding of history and causation.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Susan Lape is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Reproducing Athens: Menander's Comedy, Democratic Culture and the Hellenistic City.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521191041
• ISBN 13: 9780521191043
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 356