The Ancient EconomyWalter Scheidel, Sitta von Reden Taylor & Francis, 2002 - 282 pages The Ancient Economy introduces readers to the nature of economic life in the ancient world, and provides a valuable guide to scholarly debates on the subject. The book describes and examines the economic processes and fluctuations of the ancient world, and shows how these relate to political and social change and conditions. Leading experts address the central issues, from agricultural production to the uses of money and the creation of markets. Taken as a whole the book exemplifies the range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the ancient economy, and illustrates the methodological approaches scholars have deployed to understand it. In doing so it draws on literary, ecological and archaeological evidence. |
Contents
Introduction I | 1 |
Traditional and Ancient Rural Economy | 53 |
The Contestation | 87 |
The Price Histories of Some Imported Goods | 133 |
The Ancient Economy and GraecoRoman Egypt | 155 |
Rome Taxes Rents and Trade | 190 |
Modernism Economics and the Ancient Economy | 233 |
Framing the Debate over Growth in the Ancient | 251 |
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