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Athens, A History of the World's First Democracy
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Athens, A History of the World's First Democracy

Author: Thomas N. Mitchell

A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later.

A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later.

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A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later.

The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries. In this lively history, author Thomas N. Mitchell tells the full and remarkable story of how a radical new political order was born out of the revolutionary movements that swept through the Greek world in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., how it took firm hold and evolved over the next two hundred years, and how it was eventually undone by the invading Macedonian conquerors, a superior military power.

Mitchell's superb history addresses the most crucial issues surrounding this first paradigm of democratic governance, including what initially inspired the political beliefs underpinning it, the ways the system succeeded and failed, how it enabled both an empire and a cultural revolution that transformed the world of arts and philosophy, and the nature of the Achilles heel that hastened the demise of Athenian democracy.

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Author
Thomas N. Mitchell
Publisher
Yale University Press
Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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Type
Biography
Theme
World History, Ancient Greece
Language
English
Subtitle
A History of the World's First Democracy
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
368
Release Date
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Publication Date
2019
Dimensions
12.7x19.7 cm
ISBN-13
9780300246605

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