Hellinistic economies / edited by Zofia H. Archibald ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Archibald, Zosia H., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history--To 500.

Economic history.

Economics, Prehistoric.

Economics.

Hellenism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The economies of classical and Mediterranean antiquity are currently a battleground. Some scholars see them as lively and progressive, even proto-capitalist: others see them as static, embedded in social action and status relationships.Focusing on the central period of the Mediterranean 330-30 BC, this book contributes substantially to the debate, by juxtaposing general questions of theory and model-building with case-studies which examine specific areas and kinds of evidence.It breaks new ground by distilling and presenting new and newly-reinterpreted evidence for the Hellenistic era

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. HELLENISTIC ECONOMIES IN THE POST-FINLEY ERA; 2. POPULATION-PRODUCTION-TAXATION-COINAGE: A MODEL FOR THE SELEUKID ECONOMY; 3. THE ECONOMY OF HELLENISTIC MARESHA: INFLUENCES BASED ON THE CITY PLAN AND ARCHAELOGICAL FINDS; 4. REGIONS AND MICRO-REGIONS: GRAIN FOR RHAMNOUS; 5. ECONOMICS IN ANCIENT ARABIA: FROM ALEXANDER TO THE AUGUSTANS; 6. BETWEEN COLONIES AND EMPORIA: IBERIAN HINTERLANDS AND THE EXCHANGE OFSALTED FISH IN EASTERN SPAIN

7. GRAIN, TIMBER AND MONEY: HELLENISTIC KINGS, FINANCE, BUILDINGS AND FOUNDATIONS IN GREEK CITIES8. THE RHODIAN ASSOCIATIONS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; 9. MAKING THE MOST OF ONE'S FRIENDS: WESTERN ASIA MINOR IN THE EARLY HELLENISTIC AGE; 10. SHIPWRECKS AND HELLENISTIC TRADE; 11. THE ANTIGONIDS: PATTERNS OF A ROYAL ECONOMY; 12. HELLENISTIC ECONOMIES: THE CASE OF ROME; 13. AWAY FROM ROSTOVTZEFF: A NEW SEHHW; INDEX OF SOURCES; GENERAL INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-56591-7

1-134-56592-5

1-280-28902-3

9786610289028

0-203-99592-9

9780203995921

OCLC:

252757207