Kosmos: Essays in Order, Conflict and Community in Classical Athens [Hardcover]

Paul Cartledge (Editor), Paul Millett (Editor), Sitta von Reden (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0521570816 | ISBN-13: 978-0521570817

This book examines how the various groups of people of which the polis of Classical Athens was composed got on together--or failed to do so. The authors collectively bring out what was distinctive about life in an ancient Greek city that was unusual both in its size and social complexity and in the extent of the democracy it practiced. The emphasis is broadly on the great success of the Athenians' communal experiment but tensions and fissures arising from religious, sexual, economic and political differences are not elided or glossed over.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

This book examines how the various groups of people of which the polis of Classical Athens was composed got on together or failed to do so. The authors collectively bring out what was distinctive about life in an ancient Greek city that was unusual both in its size and social complexity and in the extent of the democracy it practised. The emphasis is broadly on the great success of the Athenians' communal experiment but tensions and fissures arising from religious, sexual, economic and political differences are not elided or glossed over.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 286 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521570816
• ISBN-13: 978-0521570817
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,185,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Cartledge is the inaugural A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Clare College. He is also Hellenic Parliament Global Distinguished Professor in the History and Theory of Democracy at New York University. He written and edited over 20 books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages. He is an honorary citizen of modern Sparta and holds the Gold Cross of the Order of Honor awarded by the President of Greece.