books.google.co.nz - This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role...http://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Exile_Ostracism_and_Democracy.html?id=ez2BuwijJ08C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareExile, Ostracism, and Democracy
