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The Bad Citizen in Classical Athens - Couverture souple

Christ, Matthew R.

 
9780521730341: The Bad Citizen in Classical Athens
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521730341 ISBN 13 : 9780521730341
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book provides a fresh perspective on Athenian democracy by exploring bad citizenship, both as a reality and an idea, in classical Athens, from the late sixth century down to 322. If called upon, Athenian citizens were expected to support their city through military service and financial outlay. These obligations were fundamental to Athenian understandings of citizenship and it was essential to the city's well-being that citizens fulfill them. The ancient sources, however, are full of allegations that individuals have avoided these duties or performed them deficiently. Claims of draft evasion, cowardice on the battlefield, and avoidance of liturgies and the war tax are common. By examining the nature and scope of bad citizenship in Athens and the city's responses - institutional and ideological - to the phenomenon, this study aims to illuminate the relationship between citizen and city under the Athenian democracy, and more broadly, the tension between private interests and public authority in human societies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Matthew R. Christ is Professor of Classical Studies at Indiana University. He is the author of The Litigious Athenian.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521730341
ISBN 13 
9780521730341
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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