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John Thorley

Auteur van Documents in Medieval Latin

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John Thorley was formerly head of Trinity School, Carlisle, and the Principal of Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside, until his retirement in 1994. He continues to teach history at Lancaster University and St. Martin's College, Lancaster.

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Somebody could say that this book is just a summary

in #Italy, everybody routinely quotes #Athens and #democracy- having roughly what they remember from high school

I would assume that reading different interpretations, ancient and modern, an aggregate of thousands of pages, isn't a pre-requisite to get inspired by or refer to prior examples

and I too, despite all my readings on cultures, organizations, history since I was a kid (my first self-purchased books at 9 were on archeology and cultures)...

...keep finding new perspectives that sometimes provide just funny cameos, sometimes help to ask questions in a different way

but at least a modicum of overview could be useful

so, I went through to find something could be a kind of "Wikipedia+" on this subject, as many books that I read in libraries or purchased since I was a teenager, when I decided to buy not just what I liked, abut also what could be "shareble" to quickly have a level playing field

what is a "wikipedia+"? it is a books that is a digest, but also an entry point toward further material- so, like a Wikipedia article, but roughly around 100 pages long (or less, if feasible)- a meta-book (a book about books)

yes, that was the concept about my own mini-books published since 2012 (and the predecessor e-zine on change 2003-2005, where the target was 20-40 pages, as it was originally a quarterly)

but when looking for "wikipedia+" books, I look for something focused on a single theme (yes, the "PUF Que sais-je?" model was something I got used to while in high school- my approach was political action&march, and after each march... dig into a library on whatever came through my mind, or to get deeper into what was just hinted at school)

this short book, while sometimes is a little bit too "dry", gives both a quick overview (78 pages, plus maps, plus Trivial Pursuit-style tables on "Kleisthenic tribes, trittyes, demes and Council members" and "Ostracisms") and a commented bibliography

[Review released on 2020-06-11]
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aleph123 | 1 andere bespreking | Jun 11, 2020 |
Although relatively short, this is an excellent overview to Athenian democracy and the main characters involved in bringing it to fruition in Athens; especially as it existed during the 'Golden Age' of Athens (480 - 404 BCE).
 
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