{"product_id":"9780007381333_democracy-and-classical-greece-text-only","title":"Democracy and Classical Greece (Text Only)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe art of classical Greece, and its political and philosophical ideas, have had a profound influence on Western civilisation. It was in the fifth and fourth centuries BC that this Greek culture – material, political and intellectual – reached its zenith. At the same time, the Greek states were at their most powerful and quarrelsome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.K. Davies traces the flowering of this extraordinary society, drawing on a wealth of documentary material: houses and graves, extant sculpture and vases, as well as the writings of historians, orators, biographers, dramatists and philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the material from these, the best-documented centuries in Greek history presents a formidable challenge to the interpreter. J.K. Davies builds, chapter by chapter, a coherent narrative of events from often sketchy or inconsistent sources, and shows how sometimes the same evidence can throw up quite different interpretations. He uses the material to create a rich and vivid picture of a changing society whose values and achievements have so influenced our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that this edition does not include illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. K. Davies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284763885717,"sku":"9780007381333","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007381333.jpg?v=1776992264","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007381333_democracy-and-classical-greece-text-only","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}