| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 460 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
This selection of essays by key names in the field of ancient economies in the 'Hellenistic' age (c.330-30BCE), provides essential reading for anyone interested in the evolutionary building blocks of economic history in the eastern Mediterranean and neighbouring regions. Case studies look at management and institutions; human mobility and natural resources; the role of different agents - temples and cities, as well as rulers - in enhancing resources and circulating wealth; thelevers exerted by monopolies and by disparate status groups, including slaves. An introductory essay summarizes the ope. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Jewish Subjects and Seleukid Kings: A Case Study of Economic Interaction; 3. Mobility and Innovation in Hellenistic Economies: The Causes and Consequences of Human Traffic; 4. Grain from Cyrene; 5. Some Aspects of Large Estate Management in the Greek World During Classical and Hellenistic Times; 6. The Impact of War on the Economy of Hellenistic Poleis: Demand Creation, Short-Term Influences, Long-Term Impacts; 7. Divine Financiers: Cults as Consumers and Generators of Value. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hellenism.
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Hellenism. |
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Greece -- Economic conditions -- To 146 B.C.
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Greece. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
To 146 B.C |
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To 146 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Archibald, Zosia H., 1954-
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Davies, John K. (John Kenyon), 1937-
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Gabrielsen, Vincent.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780199587926 |
| ISBN |
9780191618314 (electronic book) |
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0191618314 (electronic book) |
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9780199587926 (hardback) |
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0199587922 (hardback) |
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1283348594 |
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9781283348591 |
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9786613348593 |
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6613348597 |
| Standard No. |
9786613348593 |
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