1. THUCYDIDES: The Speech of Pericles and the Milesian Dialogue
Thucydides Plato Aristotle audio lecture:
Recommended Reading: Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, pp. 143-151, 400-408.
2. PLATO REPUBLIC VIII AND ARISTOTLE POLITICS
Recommended Reading: Plato, Republic, Book VIII. 2nd: Aristotle, Politics, pp. 61-73, 85-90.
3. RANCI´ERE: “Hatred of Democracy”
Ranciére Parenti audio lecture:
Recommended Reading: Jacques Ranciére,Hatred of Democracy, “Politics, or the Lost Shepherd,” pp. 33-49.
4. PARENTI: Rome as Republic
Recommended Reading: Michael Parenti,The Assassination of Julius Caesar, pp. 45-83.
5. EVANS-PRITCHARD: The Nuer: An “acephalous” society.
Prichard Clastres War audio lecture:
Recommended Reading: Evans-Pritchard, The Nuer, pp. 169-184, 190-191.
6. CLASTRES: War in Primitive Societies
Recommended Reading: Pierre Clastres, Archeology of Violence, “War in Primitive Societies,” pp. 237-277.
7. LEGESSE: Oromo Democracy
Legesse Sachs and Haas Invisible Indigenous Democracies audio lecture:
Recommended Reading: Asmarom Legesse, Oromo Democracy, pp. 9-39. 2nd: 247-265.
8. SACHS AND HASS: “Traditional American Indian Politics and Society”
Recommended Reading: Sachs and Haas, Honoring the Circle, “Traditional American Indian Politics and Society,” pp. 1-42.
9. TAIAIAKE ALFRED: “Peace”
Alfred Batalla Anzaldúa audio lecture:
Recommended Reading: Taiaiake Alfred, Peace, Power, and Righteousness, “Peace,” pp. 25-30, 44-54.
10. CONSTITUTION OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY
Recommended Reading: Iroquois Constitution, abridged, pp. 1-11.
11. GUILLERMO BONFIL BATALLA: Mexico Profundo
Recommended Reading: Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Mexico Profundo, pp. 61-69, 163-176, 129-149
12. GLORIA ANZALD´UA: “Entering Into the Serpent”
Recommended Reading: Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera, “Entering Into the Serpent,” pp. 47-61.
13. ANGELA DAVIS: “Abolition Democracy”
Davis Invisible Committee audio lecture
Recommended Reading: Angela Davis, Abolition Democracy, “Abolition Democracy,” pp. 73-99.
14. INVISIBLE COMMITTEE: “Everybody Hates the Police”
Recommended Reading: Invisible Committee, Now, “Everyone Hates the Police,” and “For the Ones to Come,” pp. 113-159
15. GARZA: The Purpose of Power
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