The bad citizen in classical Athens /
Christ, Matthew Robert.
The bad citizen in classical Athens / Matthew R. Christ. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xi, 250 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and indexes.
Introduction : the other Athenians -- 1. The self-interested citizen -- 2. The reluctant conscript -- 3. The cowardly hoplite -- 4. The artful tax dodger.
This book provides a fresh perspective on Athenian democracy by exploring bad citizenship, both as a reality and an idea, in classical Athens, from the late sixth century down to 322. If called upon, Athenian citizens were expected to support their city through military service and financial outlay. These obligations were fundamental to Athenian understandings of citizenship and it was essential to the city's well-being that citizens fulfill them. The ancient sources, however, are full of allegations that individuals have avoided these duties or performed them deficiently. Claims of draft evasion, cowardice on the battlefield, and avoidance of liturgies and the war tax are common. By examining the nature and scope of bad citizenship in Athens and the city's responses - institutional and ideological - to the phenomenon, this study aims to illuminate the relationship between citizen and city under the Athenian democracy, and more broadly, the tension between private interests and public authority in human societies.
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Citizenship--History.--Greece--Athens
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
Citizenship.
Greece--Athens.
Electronic books.
History.
JC75.C5 / C45 2006eb
323.60938/5
The bad citizen in classical Athens / Matthew R. Christ. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xi, 250 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and indexes.
Introduction : the other Athenians -- 1. The self-interested citizen -- 2. The reluctant conscript -- 3. The cowardly hoplite -- 4. The artful tax dodger.
This book provides a fresh perspective on Athenian democracy by exploring bad citizenship, both as a reality and an idea, in classical Athens, from the late sixth century down to 322. If called upon, Athenian citizens were expected to support their city through military service and financial outlay. These obligations were fundamental to Athenian understandings of citizenship and it was essential to the city's well-being that citizens fulfill them. The ancient sources, however, are full of allegations that individuals have avoided these duties or performed them deficiently. Claims of draft evasion, cowardice on the battlefield, and avoidance of liturgies and the war tax are common. By examining the nature and scope of bad citizenship in Athens and the city's responses - institutional and ideological - to the phenomenon, this study aims to illuminate the relationship between citizen and city under the Athenian democracy, and more broadly, the tension between private interests and public authority in human societies.
0511257058 (electronic bk.) 9780511257056 (electronic bk.) 9780511257551 (electronic bk.) 0511257554 (electronic bk.) 9780521864329 (hardback) 0521864321 (Cloth)
GBA666609 bnb
013522465 Uk
Citizenship--History.--Greece--Athens
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
Citizenship.
Greece--Athens.
Electronic books.
History.
JC75.C5 / C45 2006eb
323.60938/5