Disputes and Democracy

Name: Disputes and Democracy
Brand: University of Texas Press
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The Consequences of Litigation in Ancient Athens

Szerző: Steven Johnstone

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: University of Texas Press

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Athenians performed democracy daily their law courts. Without lawyers or judges, private citizens, a...

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Szerző

Steven Johnstone

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

1998

oldal

223

EAN

9780292740532

ISBN

0292740530

Enbook ID

04873545

Kiadó

University of Texas Press

Súly

708

Méretek

152 x 229 x 13

Teljes leírás

Athenians performed democracy daily their law courts. Without lawyers or judges, private citizens, acting as accusers and defendants, argued their own cases directly to juries composed typically of 201 to 501 jurors, who voted on a verdict without deliberation. This legal system strengthened and perpetuated democracy as Athenians understood it, for it emphasized the ideological equality of all (male) citizens and the hierarchy that placed them above women, children, and slaves. This study uses Athenian court speeches to trace the consequences for both disputants and society of individuals' decisions to turn their quarrels into legal cases. Steven Johnstone argues that Athenian 'law' had no objective existence outside the courts and was therefore, itself inherently rhetorical. This daring new interpretation advances an understanding of Athenian democracy that is not narrowly political, but rather links power to the practices of a particular institution.

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