Greek and Roman Political Ideas
a pelican introduction
$32.22
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2014
Summary
Ancient Power: Unearthing Greek and Roman Political Ideas
A Pelican introduction to political philosophy in Ancient Greece and Rome.
What is politics? What are the origins of political philosophy? What can we learn from the Greeks and Romans?
In Greek and Roman Political Ideas, acclaimed classics scholar Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141976150 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141976152 |
| Series: | Pelican Books |
| Author: | Melissa Lane |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pelican |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 5th |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 110mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Melissa Lane
Melissa Lane teaches politics at Princeton University, and previously taught for fifteen years at Cambridge University. She is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. The Times Literary Supplement said that in her book Eco-Republic ‘Lane succeeds wonderfully not only in separating the useful in Plato from the useless, but also in demonstrating that the useful contains a surprising amount of what we need if we are to survive.’
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