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From Popular Sovereignty to the Sovereignty of Law

Law, Society, and Politics in Fifth-Century Athens

Martin Ostwald author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:1st Jul '92

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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.

ISBN: 9780520067981

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 46mm

Weight: 1043g

500 pages