The Origins of Democracy in Tribes, City-States and Nation-States. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Ronald M. Glassman.
• Authors: Glassman, Ronald M
• Contents: Part I. The Emergence of Democracy in Bands and Tribes -- Chapter 1. Civilizations Peculiarities and Ideal Typicalities -- Chapter 3. Social Structure and Conflict Groups -- Chapter 4. Legitimation Process -- Chapter 5. Economy and Polity -- Chapter 6. Warfare and Religion -- Chapter 7. Chapter 7. Civilizational Peculiarities vs. Ideal Typicalities -- Chapter 8. Social Structure and Conflict Groups -- Chapter 9. The Political Institutions of Tribal societies: Kinship Democracy -- Chapter 10. Horticulture, Matri-Clans, and the Rise of the Status and Power of Women -- Chapter 11. Warfare and Politics -- Chapter 12. The Confederacy of Tribes: Representative Democracy Extended -- Chapter 13. Tribal Games -- Chapter 14. Religion and Politics in Tribal Society -- Chapter 15. Legitimation Processes in Tribal Society -- Chapter 16. Economy and Polity -- Chapter 17. Conclusions on Band and Tribal Societies -- Chapter 18. Civilization Peculiarities vs. Ideal Typicalities -- Chapter 19. Social Structure and Conflict Groups -- Chapter 20. Religion and Politics -- Chapter 21. Women and Politics in Horticultural Societies -- Chapter 22. Warfare in Horticultural Village Societies -- Chapter 23. Political Institutions: Theocratic Despotism -- Chapter 24. Legitimation Processes -- Chapter 25. Civilizational Peculiarities vs. Ideal Typicalities -- Chapter 26. Herding Tribes, Patri-Clans, and the Ride of the Military Kingship -- Chapter 27. Social Structure and Conflict Groups -- Chapter 28. Warfare, Women, Religion and Politics -- Chapter 29. The Political Institutions of Herding Society: Despotic Military Kingship -- Chapter 30. Military Kingship and State Violence -- Chapter 31. The Legitimacy Processes of Herding Societies -- Chapter 32. Economy and Polity -- Chapter 33. Some Impediments to Democracy in Horticultural and Herding Societies -- Chapter 34. Conclusions: The Paradox of Tribes -- Chapter 35. Introduction to the Middle Eastern Grain, Agricultural, and Animal Herding Societies -- Chapter 36. Democracy in the Sumerian City-States: The Assembly, the Elders, and the King -- Chapter 37. Projections of the Tribal Assembly in the World of the Sumerian Myths -- Chapter 38. The Status and Role of women in Ancient Sumer -- Chapter 39. The Temple Economy overseen by Priests and Priestesses -- Chapter 40. The Rise of the Kingship--Expansionary, Genocidal Warfare -- Chapter 41. From the Theocratic State to the Kingly-Bureaucratic State -- Chapter 42. The Reform Movements, the Ethic of Social Justice, and the Great Law Codes -- Chapter 43. The Pastoral Tribal Invasions and the Partial De-legitimation of the Kingship -- Chapter 44. The Expansion of the Merchant-Artisan Trading Sector of the Economy with the revival of Tribal Democracy and the Rise of Merchant Oligarchy.-Chapter 45. The Early Agricultural City-States of Canaan, Lebanon, and Syria -- Chapter 46. Ugarit--A Great Coastal Trading City -- Chapter 47. West Semitic Myths: The Ras Shamra Texts of Ugarit -- Chapter 48. Ebla--A Great Caravan City -- Chapter 49. The Political Structure of the Canaanite City-States: Monarchy and Merchant Oligarchy -- Chapter 50. From Canaanites to Phoenicians: A Tumultuous History of Conquest, Resistance, and Change -- Chapter 51. The Political Institutions of the Phoenician City-States: Merchant Oligarchy with Remnants of Democracy in the Assembly of All the Citizens -- Chapter 52. The Political Institutions of Carthage: A Perfect Example of Aristotle's Mixed Polity (with elements of Monarchy, Oligarchy, and Democracy) -- Chapter 53. Religion and Women in Phoenician Society: The Fertility Cult, Death and Resurrection, the High Priestesses, and the High Status of Women -- Chapter 54. The Pastoral Origins of the Jews -- Chapter 55. Egyptian History and the Hebrews -- Chapter 56. Egypt after the Hyksos Expulsion -- Chapter 57. The Supreme Deity in the New Egyptian Theology -- Chapter 58. The Hebrews in the Nile Delta -- Chapter 59. From Joseph to Moses: Biblical Myth and History -- Chapter 60. The Israelite Tribal confederation Enters Canaan -- Chapter 61. Rise of the Israelite King -- Chapter 62. The Prophets Reassert the. Religion of Moses -- Chapter 63. The Babylonian Exile -- Chapter 64. The Return from Exile: Theoracy Established -- Chapter 65. Monotheism and the Jews -- Chapter 66. The Status of Women under Monotheism -- Part III. Greece -- Chapter 67. Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations -- Chapter 68. The Expansion of Mycenaean Civilization -- Chapter 69. The Doric Invasions and the Regression to Tribalism -- Chapter 70. Doric Tribalism and the Culture of Greece -- Chapter 71. Doric Religion -- Chapter 72. The Olympic Games: Doric Tribal Culture engenders a Pan-Hellenic Cultural Complex -- Chapter 73. From Aristocratic Champions to the Phalanx of the Common Men -- Chapter 74. The Cavalry Aristocrats: "Hippeis" and Their Declining Role -- Chapter 75. Sparta -- Chapter 76. The Spartan Women: Economic Control, Sexual Liberation, Olympic-Style Athletics -- Chapter 77. Some Notes on the Democratization of Argos and Crete -- Chapter 78. The Political Paradox in the Transition from the Tribe to the City-State in Greece -- Chapter 79. The Revival of Trade in the Aegean Region -- Chapter 80. Trade and the Changing Class Structure of Greece -- Chapter 81. The Rise of the Greek Trading Cities -- Chapter 82. The Transition from Tribal to City-State Political Organization in Greece -- Chapter 83. The Rise of Democracy in Syracuse -- Chapter 84. Class Conflicts in the City-States During the Era of Expansionary Trade -- Chapter 85. Conclusions on the Causes of Democracy in Greece -- Chapter 86. The Ideology of Equality and Democracy -- Chapter 87. The Rise of Legal-Authority -- Chapter 88. The Ionians of Asia Minor make Contact with the Civilizations of the Middle East and Egypt, and the Tribes of the Black Sea Region -- Chapter 89. The Decline of Greek Religion After Homer and Hesiod -- Chapter 90. The Rise of the Rational-Scientific World View -- Chapter 91. The Rise of the Social Sciences.-Chapter 92. Doric Women -- Chapter 93. Ionian Woman -- Chapter 94. The Women Philosophers, Scientists, Doctors, and Mathematicians of the Greek World -- Chapter 95. Women and Religion -- Part IV. The Norse Tribes: From Tribal Democracy and Aristocracy to City-State Democracy and the Kingly-Bureaucratic State -- Chapter 96. Comparison between the German Tribes and the Celtic Tribes -- Chapter 97. The Germanoi or Norse Tribes -- Chapter 98: The Economy of the Norse Tribes: Herding and Agriculture -- Chapter 99. The Religion of the Norse Tribes: No Official Priesthood -- Chapter 100. Marriage, Clans, and Clan Retribution -- Chapter 101. Language and Runes -- Chapter 102. Debt Slavery and War Captives -- Chapter 103. Civilizational Influences -- Chapter 104. Feasts, Celebrations, and Guest Friendships -- Chapter 105. Norse Tribal Assemblies. Courts, and the Rise of the Monarchies -- Chapter 106. The Political Structure of the Norse Tribes: The Assembly of Warriors with Aristocratic Domination -- Chapter 107. A Closer Look at the Norse Assemblies -- Chapter 108. War Chiefs and the Military Aristocrats -- Chapter 109. Iceland: Nobles and Free Men Flee the Norwegian Kingship and Re¬establish Tribal Democracy (with Aristocratic Domination') -- Chapter 110. The Anglo-Saxon-Jute Tribal Confederation and its Moot and Folkmoot -- Chapter 111. The Court Councils of the Centralizing Monarchies -- Chapter 112. Creation of the World and the Gods -- Chapter 113. The Class Structure of the Norse Tribes as Shown in "The Song of RY'' -- Chapter 114. Women in the Myths and Sagas -- Chapter 115. Games and Individual Competitions -- Chapter 116. Magic and Runes -- Chapter 117. The Volsung Saga -- Chapter 118. Beowulf -- Chapter 119. The Icelandic Sagas -- Chapter 120. The Netherlands -- Chapter 121. The Norse Tribes in the High Mountains Valleys of Switzerland -- Chapter 122. The Celtic Gauls and the Romans -- Chapter 123. The Invasion of the Norse Tribes -- Chapter 124. The Importance of City-States in the Evolution of Democratic Political Processes -- Chapter 125. The Transitions from Tribal Democracy to City-State Democracy in Italy -- Chapter 126. The Germanic City-States -- Chapter 127. The Cities of the Low Countries -- Chapter 128. The Trade- Capitalist city-states of Switzerland -- Chapter 129. The German Trade -- Capitalist City- States -- Chapter 130. German Kings against the Pope and the Italian- dominated Church -- Chapter 131. A Weber-Marx Synthesis: Trade-Capitalist city-states and the Reformation -- Chapter 132. The Centralizing Monarchies Become Dependent on Money from the City-States -- Chapter 133. The Swiss Confederation -- Chapter 134. The Parliament in the Netherlands: The States General -- Chapter 135. The Romanized Celtic Colony of Britain -- Chapter 136. The Invasion of Romanized Britain by the Anglo-Saxon-Jute Confederation -- Chapter 137. The Second Danish Invasion and the Norman Invasion: King Canute and William the Conqueror -- Chapter 138. The Commercial Trade-Capitalist Economy in Britain: the Rise of the Merchant Gentry -- Chapter 139. The Rise of the English Parliament -- Chapter 140. The Reformation in England and Scotland: Before Luther and Calvin -- Chapter 141. The Beginnings of the English Civil War -- Chapter 142. The English Revolution--"Civil War"--"Puritan Revolt" -- Chapter 143. With Monarchy and Feudalism defeated, the Struggle between the Rich, the Poor, and the Middle Classes Takes Center Stage -- Chapter 144. Rational Legal Authority in England -- Chapter 145. The Rise of the Rational--Scientific worldview in Britain -- Chapter 146. The United States: The English Revolution Continues -- Chapter 147. France: The Stalemate of Classes: Anarchic and Anomic Violence -- Chapter 148. Germany: Feudalism. Kingship and the Warrior Cynosure remain Culturally Dominant -- Chapter 149. Spain: The Conquest of the Moslems and the New Wor.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing Imprint Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (XCIII, 1737 pages)
• Subjects: 306; Social sciences; Cultural property; Political science; Anthropology; Cultural studies; Democracy -- History; Anthropology; Cultural property; Democracy; Political science; Social sciences; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319516957; 9783319516950
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 14, 2017).
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