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Phocion

- Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy
Af: Thomas R. Martin Engelsk Hardback

Phocion

- Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy
Af: Thomas R. Martin Engelsk Hardback
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Thomas R. Martin recounts the unmatched political and military career of Phocion of Athens, and his tragic downfall  “Elegant and enlightening.”—Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal   Phocion (402–318 BCE) won Athens’s highest public office by direct democratic election an unmatched forty-five times and was officially honored as a “Useful Citizen.” A student at Plato’s Academy, Phocion gained influence and power during a time when Athens faced multiple crises stemming from Macedonia’s emergence as an international power under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. Following Athens’s defeat by Macedonia, Phocion unsuccessfully sought mild terms of surrender. Oligarchy was imposed on democratic Athens, and more than twelve thousand “undesirable” Athenians were exiled. When the oligarchic regime was overthrown and the exiles returned, dispossessed Athenians took out their volcanic anger on Phocion, who throughout his career had often been a harsh critic of the citizens’ political decisions. His inflammatory rhetoric contributed to the popular conclusion that he lacked a genuine sense of belonging to the community he wished so desperately to preserve. When he was eighty-four, the Athenians convicted him of treason and condemned him to die by hemlock. In this fresh biography, Thomas R. Martin explores how and why Phocion ultimately failed as a citizen and as a leader. His story offers unsetting lessons for citizens in democracies today.
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Thomas R. Martin recounts the unmatched political and military career of Phocion of Athens, and his tragic downfall  “Elegant and enlightening.”—Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal   Phocion (402–318 BCE) won Athens’s highest public office by direct democratic election an unmatched forty-five times and was officially honored as a “Useful Citizen.” A student at Plato’s Academy, Phocion gained influence and power during a time when Athens faced multiple crises stemming from Macedonia’s emergence as an international power under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. Following Athens’s defeat by Macedonia, Phocion unsuccessfully sought mild terms of surrender. Oligarchy was imposed on democratic Athens, and more than twelve thousand “undesirable” Athenians were exiled. When the oligarchic regime was overthrown and the exiles returned, dispossessed Athenians took out their volcanic anger on Phocion, who throughout his career had often been a harsh critic of the citizens’ political decisions. His inflammatory rhetoric contributed to the popular conclusion that he lacked a genuine sense of belonging to the community he wished so desperately to preserve. When he was eighty-four, the Athenians convicted him of treason and condemned him to die by hemlock. In this fresh biography, Thomas R. Martin explores how and why Phocion ultimately failed as a citizen and as a leader. His story offers unsetting lessons for citizens in democracies today.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 240
ISBN-13: 9780300256635
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0300256639
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 26 nov 2024
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 150mm
Højde: 224mm
Forlag: Yale University Press
Oplagsdato: 26 nov 2024
Forfatter(e): Thomas R. Martin
Forfatter(e) Thomas R. Martin

Kategori Forside

ISBN-13 9780300256635

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 240

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 150mm

Højde 224mm

Udg. Dato 26 nov 2024

Oplagsdato 26 nov 2024

Forlag Yale University Press

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