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审判帝国主义：在古希腊史撰中辩证帝国
Li Junyang
Based on the positive and negative arguments about empire by ancient Greek historians, this book outlines the historical evolution of the international political concept of imperialism. This book reinterprets the first volume of Thucydides' history as follows: Thucydides wrote the pre-war Spartan citizens' meeting as a court debate against Athens; later, a metaphor of "tyrant city-state" that the Athenians themselves were not taboo about was the "crime" of Athens in this "trial". This metaphor and this debate are central to Thucydides' characterization and historiographical dialectic of Athenian imperialism. The drastic changes in anti-tyrant laws in Athens during the Peloponnesian War were the reasons why Thucydides chose this metaphor and wrote this debate. Through Thucydides, the "tyrant city" metaphor and this debate became the Westphalian voice of the ancient Greek city-state system.
Based on the positive and negative arguments about empire by ancient Greek historians, this book outlines the historical evolution of the international political concept of imperialism. This book reinterprets the first volume of Thucydides' history as follows: Thucydides wrote the pre-war Spartan citizens' meeting as a court debate against Athens; later, a metaphor of "tyrant city-state" that the Athenians themselves were not taboo about was the "crime" of Athens in this "trial". This metaphor and this debate are central to Thucydides' characterization and historiographical dialectic of Athenian imperialism. The drastic changes in anti-tyrant laws in Athens during the Peloponnesian War were the reasons why Thucydides chose this metaphor and wrote this debate. Through Thucydides, the "tyrant city" metaphor and this debate became the Westphalian voice of the ancient Greek city-state system.