The economies of Hellenistic societies, third to first centuries BC /
This selection of essays by key names in the field of ancient economies in the 'Hellenistic' age (c.330-30BCE), provides essential reading for anyone interested in the evolutionary building blocks of economic history in the eastern Mediterranean and neighbouring regions. Case studies look...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This selection of essays by key names in the field of ancient economies in the 'Hellenistic' age (c.330-30BCE), provides essential reading for anyone interested in the evolutionary building blocks of economic history in the eastern Mediterranean and neighbouring regions. Case studies look at management and institutions; human mobility and natural resources; the role of different agents - temples and cities, as well as rulers - in enhancing resources and circulating wealth; thelevers exerted by monopolies and by disparate status groups, including slaves. An introductory essay summarizes the ope. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 460 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191618314 0191618314 9780199587926 0199587922 1283348594 9781283348591 9780191804533 0191804533 |