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Mass and elite in democratic Athens
Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People
Book • 1989
Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens investigates how rhetoric and ideology shaped the balance of power between masses and elites.
Ober explores speeches, political institutions, and social contexts that enabled popular influence and elite responses.
The book shows how democratic rhetoric could mobilize collective action and contest elite authority.
Through historical analysis, Ober reveals the institutional and cultural mechanisms that allowed the demos to exercise power.
The work contributes to understanding the interplay of persuasion, ideology, and political authority in democratic settings.
Ober explores speeches, political institutions, and social contexts that enabled popular influence and elite responses.
The book shows how democratic rhetoric could mobilize collective action and contest elite authority.
Through historical analysis, Ober reveals the institutional and cultural mechanisms that allowed the demos to exercise power.
The work contributes to understanding the interplay of persuasion, ideology, and political authority in democratic settings.
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