The Romano-British peasant : towards a study of people, landscapes, and work during the Roman occupation of Britain / Mike McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Mike (Michael Robin), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Rural conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, 2019.

Summary:

This important and significant volume examines, for the first time, the ordinary people of Roman Britain. This overlooked group - the farmers, shopkeepers, labourers and others - fed the country, made the clothes, mined the ores, built the villas and towns and got their hands dirty in the fields and at the potter's wheel. The book aims to rebalance our view of Roman Britain from its current preoccupation with - archaeologically visible - elite social classes and the institutions of power, towards a recognition that the ordinary person mattered. It looks at how people earned a living, family size and structure, social behaviour, customs and taboos and the impact of the presence of non-locals and foreigners, using archaeology, texts and ethnography. It also explores how the natural forces which underlay the use of agricultural land and regional variation in agricultural practice impacted upon the size, health and nutrition of the population. The Romano-British Peasant leads the way towards a greater understanding of ordinary men and women and their role in the history and landscape of Roman Britain.This title has been nominated for the 2014 Current Archaeology Best Book Award.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Dedication

Copyright

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Picture Credits

Preface

1. The Frameworks

2. Beyond Control?

3. The People of Roman Britain

4. Employment: Farming

5. Non-agricultural Employment

6. Society

7. Envoi

Bibliography

Index

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781909686113

1909686115

9781909686090

1909686093