A cultural history of money in antiquity / .general editor Bill Maurer ; edited by Stefan Krmnicek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krmnicek, Stefan 1977- editor.

Maurer, Bill, editor.

Series:

Cultural histories series

A cultural history of money ; Volume 1

The cultural histories series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--History.

Money.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages) : Illustrations

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Summary:

"The origins of the modern, Western concept of money can be traced back to the earliest electrum coins that were produced in Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE. While other forms of currency (shells, jewelry, silver ingots) were in widespread use long before this, the introduction of coinage aided and accelerated momentous economic, political, and social developments such as long-distance trade, wealth creation (and the social differentiation that followed from that), and the financing of military and political power. Coinage, though adopted inconsistently across different ancient societies, became a significant marker of identity and became embedded in practices of religion and superstition. And this period also witnessed the emergence of the problems of money - inflation, monetary instability, and the breakup of monetary unions - which have surfaced repeatedly in succeeding centuries. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Money in Antiquity presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of technologies, ideas, ritual and religion, the everyday, art and representation, interpretation, and the issues of the age."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface

Introduction: Money Made the Ancient World Go Round, Stefan Krmnicek 1

Money and its Technologies: Production, Distribution, and Impact, Andrea Casoli and Marc Philipp Wahl 2

Money and its Ideas: State Control and Military Expenses, Francois de Callatay 3

Money, Ritual, and Religion: Noneconomic Qualities of Coinage, Stefan Krmnicek 4

Money and the Everyday: Multiple Moneys for Multiple Users, Stp̌hane Martin 5

Money, Art, and Representation: A Look at the Roman World, Nathan T. Elkins 6

Money and its Interpretation: Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives, Alicia Jimňez 7

Money and the Issues of the Age: Power, Contact, and Identity, Clare Rowan

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781474206808

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.