The Origins of Democracy in Tribes, City-States and Nation-States

This four-part work describes and analyses democracy and despotism in tribes, city-states, and nation states. The theoretical framework used in this work combines Weberian, Aristotelian, evolutionary anthropological, and feminist theories in a comparative-historical context. The dual nature of human...

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Main Author	Glassman, Ronald M. (Author)
Corporate Author	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format	Electronic eBook
Language	English
Published	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects	Social sciences. Cultural heritage. Political science. Anthropology. Cultural studies. elektronické knihy electronic books
Online Access	Full text
ISBN	9783319516950
DOI	10.1007/978-3-319-51695-0
Physical Description	XCIII, 1737 p. online resource.

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Table of 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.

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