SSP100.001:
Democracy Inaction
M 2.30-3.25
W 1.00-2.20 F 1.25-2.20 (Lib 213)
| Prof. Michael Arnush | Starbuck 201D x8113 |
| marnush@skidmore.edu | Hours: M 11-12 F 10.30-11.30 |
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| Texts to purchase: | ||
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Aristotle.
The Athenian Constitution. Translated by P.J. Rhodes.
England: Penguin Books, 1984. |
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Bryan, Frank. Real Democracy: The New England Town Meeting and How it Works. Univ. of Chicago, 2004. Read this interview with the author. |
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Lang,
Mabel, rev. by John Camp. The Athenian Citizen. Athens:
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2004.
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Robinson,
Eric. Ancient
Greek Democracy: Readings and Sources. Blackwell,
2003. |
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| Excerpted texts we will read with handouts or on-line: | ||
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Aristophanes' Wasps, in Aristophanes.
Clouds, Wasps, Birds. Translated with notes by Peter
Meineck. Hackett, 1998. |
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Fullerton, M.D. Greek Art. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2000. | |
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Stewart,
Jon, et al. The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's
Guide to Democracy Inaction. New
York: Warner, 2004. |
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