{"product_id":"roman-political-thought-and-the-dean-hammer-9780806139272","title":"Roman Political Thought and the Modern Theoretical Imagination: Volume 34","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinks modern political theorists with the Romans who inspired them\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman contributions to political theory have been acknowledged primarily in the province of law and administration. Even with a growing interest among classicists in Roman political thought, most political theorists view it as merely derivative of Greek philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on the works of key Roman thinkers, Dean Hammer recasts the legacy of their political thought, examining their imaginative vision of a vulnerable political world and the relationship of the individual to this realm. By bringing modern political theorists into conversation with the Romans who inspired them--Arendt with Cicero, Machiavelli with Livy, Montesquieu with Tacitus, Foucault with Seneca--the author shows how both ancient Roman and modern European thinkers seek to recover an attachment to the political world that we actually inhabit, rather than to a utopia--a \"perfect nowhere\" outside of the existing order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrimming with fresh interpretations of both ancient and modern theorists, this book offers provocative reading for classicists, political scientists, and anyone interested in political theory and philosophy. It is also a timely meditation on the hidden ways in which democracy can give way to despotism when the animating spirit of politics succumbs to resignation, cynicism, and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Hammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806139277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806139272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 179","brand":"Dean Hammer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926252781823,"sku":"9780806139272","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_178a68e1-870e-44fb-8806-3a1496ae93ee.jpg?v=1681082046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roman-political-thought-and-the-dean-hammer-9780806139272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}