Hellenistic Economies

by Zofia H. Archibald (Editor), John Davies (Editor), Vincent Gabrielsen (Editor), Graham Oliver (Editor)

Overview

The economies of classical and Mediterranean antiquity are currently a battleground. Some scholars see them as lively and progressive, even proto-capitalist: others see them as static, embedded in social action and status relationships.
Focusing on the central period of the Mediterranean 330-30 BC, this book contributes substantially to the debate, by juxtaposing general questions of theory and model-building with case-studies which examine specific areas and kinds of evidence.
It breaks new ground by distilling and presenting new and newly-reinterpreted evidence for the Hellenistic era, by opening the debate on how we should replace Rostovtzeff's classic view of this period, and by offering a compelling new set of interpretative ideas to the debate on the ancient economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134565917
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/16/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Zofia H. Archibald, John Davies, Vincent Gabrielsen, Graham Oliver

Table of Contents

List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Preface, Acknowledgments, List of abbreviations, PART I Setting the scene, PART II Structures, PART III Geographies and place: regional economies, PART IV Economic relationships, PART V Movements and markers, PART VI Destinations, Index of sources, General index

Editorial Reviews

In 13 essays from a June 1998 conference in Liverpool, prehistorians and archaeologists leap into the debate over whether the economies of classical and Mediterranean antiquity were either lively, progressive, and even proto-capitalist, or static, and embedded in social action and status relationships. Juxtaposing questions of theory and model building with case studies from 330-33 BC, they explore such issues as the intersections of city, rural, and royal economies; the effects of monetization and urbanization; and the power inherent in the possession and control of primary materials such as salt, corn, and timber. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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