Greek Political Thought

This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought showswhat ancient political texts might mean to citizens of thetwenty-first century. * A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greekpolitical thought * Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophymight mean to citizens of the twenty-first century * Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophicaltexts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in itscultural context * Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connectionsbetween politics and ethics * Structured around key themes such as the origins of politicalthought, political self-definition, revolutions in politicalthought, democracy and imperialism