Preface ix Acknowledgments xvii List of Abbreviations xix Introduction: Athens as Paradox-Athens as Nation 3 Chapter 1: Anomalous Athens 11 An Anomalous Polis 11 An Anomalous Ethnos 22 Women in an Anomalous Democracy 30 Chapter 2: The Local Residents of Attika 49 Astoi and Politai 50 New, Old, and Former Athenians: The Historical Context 63 Attikismos: Becoming Part of Attika 70 Chapter 3: An Ancient Construct: The Athenian Nation 79 Motherland and Myth 82 Fatherland and Nationalism 91 Chapter 4: A Modern Myth: The Athenian Village 104 "Not Knowing One Another" in Attika 106 Anonymity and Mobility: The Reality of Deme Life 112 Chapter 5: Wealthy Slaves in a "Slave Society" 130 Unfree Wealth and Power: Slave Entrepreneurs and Civil Servants 132 "Corrective Interpretations": Evidence Rejected, Preconceptions Maintained 137 An Athenian Explanation for the Athenian Slave Economy 141 Chapter 6: The Social Contract: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Profit 155 An Academic Fantasy: Sexual Exploitation as Political Entitlement 159 Equal Employment Opportunity: Prostitution Not "the Special Preserve of Foreigners" 167 Consensual Sex: "Prostitution by Contract," Not Status 177 Works Cited 193 General Index 229 Index of Passages Cited 235
Edward Cohen is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Resource America, Inc., a specialty-finance company based in Philadelphia. He is the author of "Ancient Athenian Maritime Courts" and "Athenian Economy and Society: A Banking Perspective", both published by Princeton University Press.
"A most interesting book and a thoroughly stimulating read... It is a highly welcome contribution."--Balbina Babler, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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