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The Cambridge Companion to the Ancient Greek Economy

Sitta von Reden editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:4th Aug '22

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Detailed introduction explaining how ancient Greek economies functioned, and why they were stable and successful over long periods of time.

Comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy. Covers the whole of the Greek world from the Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with separate chapters on key themes. Essential for students and scholars of ancient history and of interest to readers concerned with economic cultures and global economic issues.This is the most comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy available in English. A team of specialists provides in non-technical language cutting edge accounts of a wide range of key themes in economic history, explaining how ancient Greek economies functioned and changed, and why they were stable and successful over long periods of time. Through its wide geographical perspective, reaching from the Aegean and the Black Sea to the Near East and Egypt under Greek rule, it reflects on how economic behaviour and institutions were formed and transformed under different political, ecological and social circumstances, and how they interacted and communicated over large distances. With chapters on climate and the environment, market development, inequality and growth, it encourages comparison with other periods of time and cultures, thus being of interest not just to ancient historians but also to readers concerned with economic cultures and global economic issues.

ISBN: 9781108417266

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 33mm

Weight: 870g

360 pages