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Название: Exile, Ostracism, and Democracy: The Politics of Expulsion in Ancient Greece Автор: Sara Forsdyke Издательство: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691119759 Год: 2005 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 344 Размер: 5,4 МБ Язык: Английский
This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values.