Disputes and Democracy: The Consequences of Litigation in Ancient Athens

by Johnstone, Steven
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ISBN: 9780292740532
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Athenian law was essentially a battle of rhetoric. Johnstone's highly accessible study discusses the rhetorical strategies of prosecutors and defenders and the rhetorical language of litigation. Based on over 100 surviving speeches, he examines the ways in which litigation reproduced social structures and subject positions and demonstrates the extreme biases among different social classes. He also explores the structure of the judicial system and what the law' meant to Athenians. Extracts are in English translation.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Johnstone, Steven
  • ISBN: 9780292740532
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.96 x 0.54
  • Number Of Pages: 223
  • Publication Year: 1999
Language: English

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