Peasant-citizen and Slave: The Foundations of Athenian Democracy |
Contents
The Myth of the Idle Mob | 5 |
Slavery and the PeasantCitizen | 42 |
The Polis and the PeasantCitizen | 81 |
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Peasant-Citizen and Slave: The Foundations of Athenian Democracy Ellen Meiksins Wood Limited preview - 2015 |
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