Governmental intervention in foreign trade in archaic and classical Greece / by Errietta M.A. Bissa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bissa, Errietta M. A.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 312.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.

Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, 0169-8958 ; v. 312

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--Commerce--History.

Greece.

Greece--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Trade was a necessity in the ancient Greek world, yet the prevalent scholarly view is that Greek states intervened in foreign trade only rarely and sporadically. This book studies four necessary commodities, gold, silver, ship-building timber and grain, from production through export to import. Through the re-evaluation of known evidence and the presentation of new avenues of research, the book shows that Greek and non-Greek governments in the archaic and classical periods intervened and involved themselves greatly in foreign trade. The book offers the student of the Greek economy a fresh perspective on state intervention in trade and the ways in which intervention worked in the Greek world.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / E. Bissa

Introduction / E. Bissa

Gold And Silver: Prolegomena / E. Bissa

Chapter One. The Exporters Of Gold And Silver / E. Bissa

Chapter Two. The Athenian Silver Industry / E. Bissa

Chapter Three. The Importers Of Gold And Silver / E. Bissa

Gold And Silver: Concluding Remarks / E. Bissa

Timber: Prolegomena / E. Bissa

Chapter Four. The Exporters Of Timber / E. Bissa

Chapter Five. Timber For Athens / E. Bissa

Chapter Six. Fleets Outside Athens / E. Bissa

Timber: Concluding Remarks / E. Bissa

Grain: Prolegomena / E. Bissa

Chapter Seven. The Exporters Of Grain / E. Bissa

Chapter Eight. Grain For Athens / E. Bissa

Chapter Nine. Grain Beyond Athens / E. Bissa

Grain: Concluding Remarks / E. Bissa

Conclusion / E. Bissa

Works Cited / E. Bissa

Index / E. Bissa.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60204-7

9786612602047

90-474-2849-8

OCLC:

593295864

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004175044.i-268 DOI