| From Popular Sovereignty to the Sovereignty of Law: Law, Society, and Politics in Fifth-Century Athens Contributor(s): Ostwald, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520067983 ISBN-13: 9780520067981 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $52.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1989 Annotation: Analyzing the "democratic" features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - Law | Constitutional - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 344.951 |
| LCCN: 85000690 |
| Physical Information: 1.82" H x 5.86" W x 9.14" (2.29 lbs) 500 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Analyzing the democratic features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted. |