Reconstructing the Roman Republic
An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research
1st Edition
Published on 22. March 2010
232 pages
978-1-4008-3490-7 (ISBN)
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Karl-J. Hoelkeskamp
Reconstructing the Roman Republic
An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research
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04/2010
Princeton University Press
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Karl-J. Holkeskamp is professor of ancient history at the University of Cologne. He has published extensively on civic society, politics, and law in ancient Greece and the Roman Republic.
Content
List of Figures vii
Preface to the English Edition ix
Preface to the German Edition xiii
CHAPTER 1: From 'Provocation' to'Discussion': A Plea for Continuation 1
CHAPTER 2: 'Reality' versus 'System': Conventional Conceptualizations of a'Constitution' 12
CHAPTER 3: From'System' to'Structure': New Questions about the Social Framework of Politics 23
CHAPTER 4: From'Structures' to 'Concepts': Problems of (Self-) Conceptualization of an Alien Society 44
CHAPTER 5: From'Concepts' to'Political Culture': The Benefi ts of Theory 53
CHAPTER 6: Between' Aristocracy' and 'Democracy': Beyond a Dated Dichotomy 76
CHAPTER 7: Consensus and Consent: Necessary Requirements of a Competitive Culture 98
CHAPTER 8: Symbolic Capital as Social Credit: Locating the Core of the Consensus 107
CHAPTER 9: An End of the Beginning: A New Ancient History and Its Topicality 125
Abbreviations 137
Bibliography 141
Index of Names 181
Index of Subjects 185
Preface to the English Edition ix
Preface to the German Edition xiii
CHAPTER 1: From 'Provocation' to'Discussion': A Plea for Continuation 1
CHAPTER 2: 'Reality' versus 'System': Conventional Conceptualizations of a'Constitution' 12
CHAPTER 3: From'System' to'Structure': New Questions about the Social Framework of Politics 23
CHAPTER 4: From'Structures' to 'Concepts': Problems of (Self-) Conceptualization of an Alien Society 44
CHAPTER 5: From'Concepts' to'Political Culture': The Benefi ts of Theory 53
CHAPTER 6: Between' Aristocracy' and 'Democracy': Beyond a Dated Dichotomy 76
CHAPTER 7: Consensus and Consent: Necessary Requirements of a Competitive Culture 98
CHAPTER 8: Symbolic Capital as Social Credit: Locating the Core of the Consensus 107
CHAPTER 9: An End of the Beginning: A New Ancient History and Its Topicality 125
Abbreviations 137
Bibliography 141
Index of Names 181
Index of Subjects 185
