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008			140929s2012 enk ob 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781472540850
020			_z9781441147523 (electronic book)
020			_z9781441153173 (hardback)
020			_z9781441168030 (PDF)
020			_z9781472505804 (paperback)
041			_aeng
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100			_aMoore, Kenneth Royce, _d1972- _eauthor. _918256
245			_aPlato, politics, and a practical utopia _bsocial constructivism and civic planning in the "Laws" _cKenneth Royce Moore.
260			_aLondon _aNew York _bContinuum _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 133 pages)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [123]-129) and index
520			_a"Dealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states. Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been."--Bloomsbury Publishing
520	8		_aDealing with themes of urban planning, constitutionalism, utopianism and social construction theory, this book analyzes the city of Magnesia, Plato's second-best city-state in the Laws, as if it were an actual ancient city-state. The book details the demographics, economics, military capabilities and polity of Magnesia using (post)modern critical theory and contemporary data on ancient city-states.Examining the key features of the proposed city-state in detail, Kenneth Royce Moore considers Plato's proposed military as well as his invention of national service, and compares this with known militaries of the era. The author demonstrates that economic growth is not its priority, highly restricted with an aim toward stability rather than expansion. Moore also considers the Magnesian political system in the light of existing polities of the era, concluding that Magnesia will have a strikingly different form of government than any other actual city-state in antiquity, albeit derived in no small part from Athenian, Cretan and Spartan traditions. This book puts "flesh on the bones" of Plato's fictional utopia and reveals how surprisingly practical it could have been.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bLondon : _cBloomsbury Publishing, _d2014. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess limited by licensing agreement
650			_aCity-states _zGreece _xHistory _yTo 1500. _918257
650			_2European history
650			_aCities and towns, Ancient _zGreece _xHistory. _918258
651		0	_aGreece _xPolitics and government _yTo 146 B.C. _918259
650			_aUtopias _zGreece _xHistory. _918260
600	0	0	_aPlato. _tLaws. _918261
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.5040/9781472540850?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
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