From popular sovereignty to the sovereignty of law : law, society, and politics in fifth-century Athens

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From popular sovereignty to the sovereignty of law : law, society, and politics in fifth-century Athens

Martin Ostwald

University of California Press, c1986

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Bibliography: p. 551-569

Includes index

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ISBN 9780520054264

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Analyzing the "democratic" features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.
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: pbk ISBN 9780520067981

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Analyzing the 'democratic' features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.

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