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Non-slave labour in the Greco-Roman world / editor, Peter Garnsey.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society ; 6.
- Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society ; v.6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Classical antiquities.
- Working class--Mediterranean Region.
- Working class.
- Agricultural laborers--Mediterranean Region.
- Agricultural laborers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (105 pages)
- Other Title:
- Non-slave labor in the Greco-Roman world
- Place of Publication:
- London : Cambridge Philological Society, [2020]
- Summary:
- In Greco-Roman society the typical labourer was a peasant, not a slave. Yet, while specialized studies of ancient slavery abound, the subject of free labour, its incidence, status and economic significance, has received little attention. This volume of essays provides a summary of the available evidence for non-slave labour in antiquity and a bibliographical guide, but in addition advances novel interpretations concerning, for example, the composition of the 'labouring class', the relation between slave and peasant systems of production, and the importance of free dependent labour in the Western Roman provinces.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781913701123
- 1913701123
- OCLC:
- 1257665432
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