Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom (English, Mary P. Nichols)

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In Thucydides and the Pursuit of Freedom , Mary P. Nichols argues for the centrality of the idea of freedom in Thucydides' thought. Through her close reading of his History of the Peloponnesian War , she explores the manifestations of this theme. Cities and individuals in Thucydides' history take freedom as their goal, whether they claim to possess it and want to maintain it or whether they desire to attain it for themselves or others. Freedom is…

ISBN: 9780801453168