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A Different Sort of Democracy
Glaberman, Martin
http://www.connexions.org/CxArchive/MIA/glaberman/1997/xx/democracy.htmhttp://www.marxists.org/archive/glaberman/1997/xx/democracy.htm Year Published: 1997 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX10643 We do not want to suggest that the democracy of ancient Greece was perfect or that it can be easily be copied in the modern world. Greece was burdened by the dual crimes of slavery and the inferior status of women, as were all ancient societies in the Mediterranean basin and in Asia. What distinguished ancient Athens was that, in that society, human beings began to break out to produce new forms of self-government. That they could not solve all the evils of that time should not be surprising. Subject Headings |