The Cambridge Companion to the Ancient Greek Economy

The Cambridge Companion to the Ancient Greek Economy
ISBN-10
1108278507
ISBN-13
9781108278508
Category
History
Pages
509
Language
English
Published
2022-08-04
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Sitta von Reden

Description

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.

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