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The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter

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In The Birth of Politics, Melissa Lane introduces the reader to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire. Tracing the origins of our political concepts from Socrates to Plutarch to Cicero, Lane reminds us that the birth of politics was a story as much of individuals as ideas. Scouring the  Read more...

Author(s): Lane, Melissa
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 2015

Language: English
Pages: 400
Tags: Political science -- Rome -- History;Political science -- Greece -- History;Political science;Greece;Rome (Empire)

Frontmatter --
Contents --
Figures --
Maps --
INTRODUCTION. Possibilities of Power and Purpose --
CHAPTER 1. Justice --
CHAPTER 2. Constitution --
CHAPTER 3. Democracy --
CHAPTER 4. Virtue --
CHAPTER 5. Citizenship --
CHAPTER 6. Cosmopolitanism --
CHAPTER 7. Republic --
CHAPTER 8. Sovereignty --
CONCLUSION. Futures of Greek and Roman Pasts --
Acknowledgements --
Glossary --
Athens Map Key --
Brief Biographies of Key Persons, Events and Places --
Reference List and Abbreviations --
Notes --
Index.