The Cambridge companion to the Roman economy / edited by Walter Scheidel, Dickason Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Classics and History, Stanford University.
"This book offers readers a comprehensive and innovative introduction to the economy of the Roman Empire. Focusing on the principal determinants, features and consequences of Roman economic development and integrating additional web-based materials, it is designed as an up-to-date survey that is acc...
| Uniform Title: | Cambridge companions to the ancient world.
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012, ©2012.
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| Series: | Cambridge companions to the ancient world.
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| Physical Description: | xii, 443 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
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Roman economy. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Approaching the Roman economy / Walter Scheidel; Part II. THEORY: 2. Roman economic thought / Gloria Vivenza; 3. The contribution of economics / Peter Temin; 4. Human capital and economic growth / Richard Saller; Part III. LABOR: 5. Slavery / Walter Scheidel; 6. Contract labor / Dennis Kehoe; Part IV. PRODUCTION: 7. Raw materials and energy / Andrew Wilson; 8. Food production / Geoffrey Kron; 9. Manufacturing / Cameron Hawkins; Part V. DISTRIBUTION: 10. Predation / Peter Fibiger Bang; 11. Transport / Colin Adams; 12. Urbanism / Paul Erdkamp; 13. Money and finance / Sitta von Reden; 14. A forum on trade / Andrew Wilson, Morris Silver, Peter Fibiger Bang, Paul Erdkamp and Neville Morley; Part VI. OUTCOMES: 15. Physical wellbeing / Walter Scheidel; 16. Post-imperial economies / Simon Loseby.