{"product_id":"the-civic-conversations-of-thucydides-gerald-m-mara-9780791475003","title":"The Civic Conversations of Thucydides and Plato: Classical Political Philosophy and the Limits of Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArgues for the contemporary importance of Thucydides and Plato for both democratic political theory and democratic citizens.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that classical political philosophy, represented in the works of Thucydides and Plato, is an important resource for both contemporary democratic political theory and democratic citizens. By placing the Platonic dialogues and Thucydides' History in conversation with four significant forms of modern democratic theory-the rational choice perspective, deliberative democratic theory, the interpretation of democratic culture, and postmodernism-Gerald M. Mara contends that these classical authors are not enemies of democracy. Rather than arguing for the creation of a more encompassing theoretical framework guided by classical concerns, Mara offers readings that emphasize the need to focus critically on the purposes of politics, and therefore of democracy, as controversial yet unavoidable questions for political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald M. Mara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 079147500X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791475003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Gerald M. Mara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039769411839,"sku":"9780791475003","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_824f87df-16b4-42d7-a309-12b2219fe159.jpg?v=1752752511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-civic-conversations-of-thucydides-gerald-m-mara-9780791475003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}