The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter
by Melissa Lane
In The Birth of Politics, Melissa Lane examines eight political ideas from ancient Greece and Rome and considers their continuing relevance. Linking the history of political thought with questions that remain important today, this book offers an engaging introduction to the classical roots of modern political understanding.
About This Book
The Birth of Politics explores eight political ideas associated with the Greek and Roman worlds.
Melissa Lane examines the origins and development of these ideas, placing them within the broader history of political thought.
The book considers why concepts from antiquity still matter for understanding politics in the present.
Accessible and intellectually focused, it offers a historical introduction to enduring questions about political life.
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