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The Honey and the Hemlock: Democracy and Paranoia in Ancient Athens and Modern America
by Sagan, Eli
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0465030580
- ISBN 13
- 9780465030583
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1991.. Fine/Very Good. Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine gray decorative dj. 429p. index "Democracy is a miracle, " Eli Sagan writes, "considering human psychological disabilities. " To shed light on this "miracle, " Sagan focuses on the world's first democratic society, Athens, and mounts a compelling argument that Athens and the modern American republic, although separated by more than two thousand years, share the same fundamental moral and psychological dilemmas.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45535
- Title
- The Honey and the Hemlock: Democracy and Paranoia in Ancient Athens and Modern America
- Author
- Sagan, Eli
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0465030580
- ISBN 13
- 9780465030583
- Publisher
- Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1991.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 1991
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