The World of Prometheus

The World of Prometheus
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 463
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ISBN-10 : 9780691094892
ISBN-13 : 0691094896
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Book Synopsis The World of Prometheus by : Danielle S. Allen

Download or read book The World of Prometheus written by Danielle S. Allen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The common view is that democratic legal processes moved away from the "emotional and personal" to the "rational and civic," but Allen shows that anger, honor, reciprocity, spectacle, and social memory constantly prevailed in Athenian law and politics."--Jacket.


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