Josiah Ober: 3 books
by Josiah Ober
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and...
Demopolis
Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
What did democracy mean before liberalism? What are the consequences for our lives today? Combining history with political theory, this book restores the core meaning of democracy as collective and limited self-government by citizens. That, rather than majority tyranny, is what democracy meant in...
L'énigme grecque
Histoire d'un miracle économique et démocratique (VIe-IIIe siècle avant J.-C.)
Language: French
Release Date: April 4, 2019
La Grèce antique a longtemps fait l'objet de fantasmes et de contre-vérités tenaces. Le modèle hellène ne brillerait pas par sa prospérité économique en dépit d'innovations institutionnelles, techniques et culturelles permanentes ? Sur la base de documents inexploités jusqu'à présent,...