Democracy Ancient and Modern

by Moses I. Finley

Book Overview

Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0701206632
• ISBN13: 9780701206635
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: The Hogarth Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Democracy Ancient and modern

The reason I had purchased this book was to attempt to get into the mind of the contemporary average Greek citizen (Specifically Athens) and to see how they thought, what their intellectual capacities were, and exactly what their capabilities were in the overall political process. I wanted to know if the titantic proportions of apathy that permeates the "democracies" of the world today existed at that time as well. If not, then what created this apathy, and what would be the appropriate pathway that would lead to the implementation of integrity into the political system? The book satisfied my curiousity, and I now have a much better understanding of the contemporary Athenian politica process. I must say, however, that I do not agree with the author's solution.