Commerce and colonization in the ancient Near East / Maria Eugenia Aubet ; translated into English by Mary Turton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aubet, María Eugenia.

Standardized Title:

Comercio y colonialismo en el Próximo Oriente antiguo. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Phoenicians.

History.

Commerce.

Middle East--Commerce--History.

Middle East.

Phoenicians--History.

Economic history--To 500.

Economic history.

Commerce--History--To 500.

Middle East Region.

Physical Description:

vii, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

Translation of: Comercio y colonialismo en el Próximo Oriente Antiguo : los antecedentes coloniales del III y II milenios a.C.

Summary:

"In this analysis, the roots of the Phoenician colonial system are traced and the metropolis of Tyre is established as the final link in a chain of experiences in the ancient Near East"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Debate Concerning Ancient Economy: 1. The first great debate: primitivists vs. modernists; 2. Karl Polanyi and his view of ancient economy; 3. Colonialism and cultures in contact: theorisings and critiques; 4. The place of trade in ancient economies; Part II. Trade and Colonialism in the Near East: 5. State trade vs. private initiative; 6. Uruk and the first colonialism; 7. Byblos and Egypt: reciprocity and shared ideologies; 8. The Assyrian trade network in Anatolia: the metropolis; 9. The Assyrian trade network in Anatolia: the colonies; 10. Final thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-408) and index.

ISBN:

9780521514170

0521514177

OCLC:

802103081