{"product_id":"herodotus-and-the-birth-of-matthew-k-reising-9781399558914","title":"Herodotus and the Birth of Freedom: Liberty in Ancient Greece and Persia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerodotus and the Birth of Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Herodotus' presentation of Persia in the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, arguing that Herodotus considered the Persians to be free rather than slaves and the Persian monarchs to be legitimate kings rather than oppressive tyrants. Matthew K. Reising offers a new interpretation of the \u003ci\u003eHistory, \u003c\/i\u003e supported by a variety of textual and archaeological case studies, drawing on research and secondary literature from across a range of disciplines, including comparative political theory, ancient Near Eastern studies, intellectual history and reception studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter making the case that Herodotus considered the Persians to be politically free, this book offers a comparative analysis of the diverging conceptions of freedom found in Greece, Persian, Babylonian and Egyptian sources, and argues that the comparison helps us to clarify the relationship of freedom to constitutional self-government, institutional accountability, political participation and civic equality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew K. Reising\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399558919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399558914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Matthew K. Reising","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49083825455359,"sku":"9781399558914","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/herodotus-and-the-birth-of-matthew-k-reising-9781399558914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}