Download or read book Courage in the Democratic Polis written by Ryan Krieger Balot and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together political theory, classical history, and ancient philosophy in order to reinterpret courage as a specifically democratic value, linked to ideals such as freedom, equality, and rationality, and with implications for the conduct of war, gender relations, and citizens' self-image as democrats.