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- catalog abstract "The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the "people" (demos). Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own purposes. Indeed, throughout the Classical period, when Athenians gathered in public and private settings, they regularly discussed, debated, and complained about legal chicanery, or "sukophantia." In The Litigious Athenian, Matthew Christ explores what this ancient discussion reveals about how Athenians conceived of and responded to, problematic aspects of their collective legal experience.".
- catalog contributor b10886794.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "In The Litigious Athenian, Matthew Christ explores what this ancient discussion reveals about how Athenians conceived of and responded to, problematic aspects of their collective legal experience.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Litigiousness, Ancient and Modern -- Litigation in Democratic Athens -- The Invention of Sykophancy: Idea and Ideology -- Litigation and Class Conflict -- Public Suits and Volunteer Prosecutors -- Private Quarrels and Public Disputes: Quarrelsomeness and Community Ideals -- Beyond the Letter of the Law.".
- catalog description "The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the "people" (demos). Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own purposes. Indeed, throughout the Classical period, when Athenians gathered in public and private settings, they regularly discussed, debated, and complained about legal chicanery, or "sukophantia."".
- catalog extent "viii, 317 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Litigious Athenian.".
- catalog identifier "0801858631 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Litigious Athenian.".
- catalog isPartOf "Ancient society and history".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Litigious Athenian.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Athens".
- catalog subject "347.38/5 21".
- catalog subject "Adversary system (Law) Greece Athens History.".
- catalog subject "Justice, Administration of Greece Athens History.".
- catalog subject "KL4115.A75 C48 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Litigiousness, Ancient and Modern -- Litigation in Democratic Athens -- The Invention of Sykophancy: Idea and Ideology -- Litigation and Class Conflict -- Public Suits and Volunteer Prosecutors -- Private Quarrels and Public Disputes: Quarrelsomeness and Community Ideals -- Beyond the Letter of the Law.".
- catalog title "The litigious Athenian / Matthew R. Christ.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".