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2016021053 |
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DLC |
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160503s2017 mau b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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2016021053 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674660076 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MH/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
| Transcribing agency |
MH |
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DLC |
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MvI |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| Language code of original |
fre |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HT863 |
| Item number |
.I8513 2017 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
306.3/620938 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ismard, Paulin, |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Democratie contre les experts. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Democracy's slaves : |
| Remainder of title |
a political history of ancient Greece / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Paulin Ismard ; translated by Jane Marie Todd. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Harvard University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 188 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Originally published as DeÌmocratie contre les experts: Les esclaves publics en GreÌce ancienne, © Editions du Seuil, 2015."--Title page verso |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The toga-clad statesman of ancient Greece is a familiar figure in the Western political tradition. Less well known is the administrator who ran the state but who was himself a slave. Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Paulin Ismard directs our attention to the cradle of Western democracy, ancient Athens, where the functioning of civic government depended crucially on highly skilled experts who were literally public servants--slaves owned by the city-state rather than by private citizens. Known as demosioi, these public slaves filled a variety of important roles in Athenian society. They were court clerks, archivists, administrators, accountants, and policemen. Many possessed knowledge and skills beyond the attainments of average citizens, and they enjoyed privileges, such as the right to own property, that were denied to private slaves. In effect, demosioi were Western civilization's first civil servants--though they carried out their duties in a condition of bound servitude. Ismard detects a radical split between politics and administrative government at the heart of Athenian democracy. The city-state's managerial caste freed citizens from the day-to-day responsibilities of running the state. By the same token, these public servants were unable to participate in the democratic process because they lacked the rights of full citizenship. By rendering the state's administrators politically invisible, Athens warded off the specter of a government capable of turning against the citizens' will. In a real sense, Ismard shows, Athenian citizens put the success of their democratic experiment in the hands of slaves.-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Slavery |
| Geographic subdivision |
Greece |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Public administration |
| Geographic subdivision |
Greece |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Slavery |
| General subdivision |
Philosophy. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Greece |
| General subdivision |
Social conditions |
| Chronological subdivision |
To 146 B.C. |
| 765 08 - ORIGINAL LANGUAGE ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Translation of: |
| Main entry heading |
Ismard, Paulin. |
| Title |
DeÌmocratie contre les experts. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Paris : Les EÌditions du Seuil, [2015] |
| International Standard Book Number |
9782021123623 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2015382963 |
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(OCoLC)904951731 |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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u621776 |
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