Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xvii*CHAPTER I. Democracy: Athenian and Modern, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. History of the Athenian "Constitution": A Diachronic Survey, pg. 53*CHAPTER III. Public Speakers and Mass Audiences, pg. 104*CHAPTER IV. Ability and Education: The Power of Persuasion, pg. 156*CHAPTER V. Class: Wealth, Resentment, and Gratitude, pg. 192*CHAPTER VI. Status: Noble Birth and Aristocratic Behavior, pg. 248*CHAPTER VII. Conclusions: Dialectics and Discourse, pg. 293*Appendix: Catalogue of Speeches and Citation Index, pg. 341*Select Bibliography, pg. 364*Index, pg. 383