Athenian Democracy (HU1011)

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Dictionary of ancient history — Reference 930.03 DIC 1995
Short, background articles
Encyclopaedia Britannica — Reference 031 BRI
(Also available online as: Encyclopedia Britannica Online)
Background information on Athenian democracy, ancient Greek civilization, and historical figures
Encyclopedia of democracy — Reference 321.803
See article in volume 1 on Classical Greece and Rome
Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World — Reference 938.003 SAC 1995
Use especially for articles on women and slaves
Great lives from history: Ancient and medieval series — Reference 920.009 GRE
Longer biographies of major figures
The Oxford classical dictionary — Reference 938 OXF
Longer articles on topics, such as democracy, and historical figures
Western Civilization — Reference 050 WES
See article 7 in volume 1 on Athenian democracy
The World Book Encyclopedia — Reference 031 W927 2006
Check the end of the article on Athens for an extensive list of related biographies and articles.

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Athens and Sparta: Constructing Greek political and social history from 478 BC —
Anton Powell — 938.5 POW
The city in the Greek and Roman world — E. J. Owens — 937.07 OWE
Democracy and participation in Athens — R. K. Sinclair — 938 SIN
The Greek discovery of politics — Christian Meier — 938 MEI
The Greek way of life: From conception to old age — Robert Garland — 938 GAR
Life in ancient Greece — Pierre Miquel — 938 MIQ
Models of democracy — David Held — 321.809 HEL
Peasant-citizen and slave: The foundations of Athenian democracy — Ellen Meiksins
Wood — 938.04 WOO
Pericles and the golden age of Athens — Evelyn Abbott — 938 PER
What life was like at the dawn of democracy: Classical Athens, 525-322 BC — Denise
Dersin (ed.) — 938.5 WHA

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Encyclopedia Britannica Online
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- Choose "Subdivisions"
- Choose "history"

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Under "Discipline(s) and/or Journal(s)," choose "Political Science.

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http://www.stoa.org/projects/demos/home

(From Stoa.org, a consortium for refereed electronic publication in the humanities) Encyclopedic articles
on Athenian democracy, classical Athens government institutions, and historical figures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekcritics_01.shtml

(From Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History at the University of Cambridge)

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