The associations of Classical Athens : the response to democracy / Nicholas F. Jones.

Author/creator Jones, Nicholas F.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxvii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Associations, institutions, etc.--Greece. --Athens. --Political aspects.
Political participation--Greece. --Athens. --Societies, etc.
Democracy--Greece. --Athens.
Athens (Greece)--Social life and customs.
Greece--Civilization. --To 146 B.C.

Contents "Associations," Solon's Law, and the democracy -- The Demes: definitions and membership -- The isolation of the Demes -- The Demes: expansion and decline -- The Phylai: disposition, meetings, and solidarity -- The Phylai: instruments of representation? -- The Phratries -- "Clubs," schools, regional, and cultic association -- The organization of the Cretan City in Plato's Laws -- Government and association: "the response to democracy"
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-332) and indexes.
LCCN 97046502
ISBN0195121759 (cloth : alk. paper)