Citizenship in the Western Tradition

“Concise and comprehensive, modest and scholarly, thoughtful and judgmental, and based on a lifetime’s research in the late-medieval stages of civic history.”—American Historical Review

“Balanced, erudite, and accessible, this work will interest both the specialist and lay reader.”—Library Journal

“An appealing project, touching on important aspects of present-day political debate while exploiting a rich historical background. Riesenberg offers nothing short of a survey of Western thought concerning citizenship, from Greek antiquity to 1789. The use of ancient sources is impressive, as is the selection of medieval and early modern European references.”—Franklin L. Ford, Harvard University