Globalisation and the Roman world : world history, connectivity and material culture / edited by Martin Pitts, University of Exeter, Miguel John Versluys, University of Leiden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pitts, Martin, editor.

Versluys, M. J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.

Rome.

Rome--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Globalisation & the Roman World

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores a new perspective for understanding the Roman world, using connectivity as a major point of departure. Globalisation is apparent in increased flows of objects, people and ideas and in the creation of translocal consciousness in everyday life. Based on these criteria, there is a case for globalisation in the ancient Roman world. Essential for anyone interested in Romanisation, this volume provides the first sustained critical exploration of globalisation theories in Roman archaeology and history. It is written by an international group of scholars who address a broad range of subjects, including Roman imperialism, economics, consumption, urbanism, migration, visual culture and heritage. The contributors explore the implications of understanding material culture in an interconnected Roman world, highlighting several novel directions for future research.

Contents:

PART I. INTRODUCTIONS

Globalisations and the Roman world : perspectives and opportunities / Martin Pitts and Miguel John Versluys

Postcolonial and global Rome : the genealogy of empire / Richard Hingley

PART II. CASE STUDIES

Globalisation and the Roman economy / Neville Morley

Globalisation, circulation and mass consumption in the Roman world / Martin Pitts

The global and the local in the Roman Empire : connectivity and mobility from an urban perspective / Ray Laurence and Francesco Trifilo

Polybius's global moment and human mobility throughout ancient Italy / Elena Isayev

Roman visual material culture as globalizing koine / Miguel John Versluys

Oikoymenh : longue durée perspectives on ancient Mediterranean globality / Michael Sommer

Globalisation and Roman cultural heritage / Rob Witcher

PART III. PERSPECTIVES

Ancient Rome and globalization : decentering Rome / Jan Nederveen Pieterse

Global, local and in between : connectivity and the Mediterranean / Tamar Hodos.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-05665-1

1-316-05429-2

1-316-08266-0

1-316-07556-7

1-316-07320-3

1-316-08030-7

1-107-61900-9

1-107-33892-1

1-316-07084-0

1-316-07794-2

Publisher Number:

heb40185 hdl