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War, Democracy and Culture in Classical Athens
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Pages: 479
Authors: David Pritchard
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-23 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Analyses how the democracy of the classical Athenians revolutionized military practices and underwrote their unprecedented commitment to war-making.
Public Spending and Democracy in Classical Athens
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: David M. Pritchard
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-01 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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In his On the Glory of Athens, Plutarch complained that the Athenian people spent more on the production of dramatic festivals and “the misfortunes of Medeas
Sport, Democracy and War in Classical Athens
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: David Pritchard
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book explains why the democracy of classical Athens generously sponsored elite sport and idolised its sporting victors.
Democracy and Money
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Authors: George C. Bitros
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-12 - Publisher: Routledge

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The authors of this book argue that post-war fiscal and monetary policies in the U.S. are prone to more frequent and more destabilizing domestic and internation
What's Wrong with Democracy?
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Loren J. Samons
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-04-23 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"This is unlike any recent work I know of. It offers a challenging, often refreshing, and what will certainly be a controversial assessment of classical Athenia