| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 200 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 179-189) and index. |
| Note |
Covers period from roughly 800 BCE to 200 CE and all cities founded by Greeks, including those outside of Greece. |
| Contents |
The Greek cities and the economy. Constants and constraints -- Economy and oikonomia -- The economic space of the cities -- Primary text -- The world of agriculture. Agricultural labor and products -- Foodstuffs and how they were used -- Cultivating the soil -- Self-sufficiency and markets -- Primary texts -- Craft industries and business ventures. Private crafts -- Public works -- Primary texts -- Trade. Trading conditions -- Different levels of trading -- The business world -- Public interventions -- Primary texts. |
| Summary |
The Economy of the Greek Cities offers readers a clear and concise overview of ancient Greek economies from the archaic to the Roman period. Léopold Migeotte approaches Greek economic activities from the perspective of the ancient sources, situating them within the context of the city-state (polis). He illuminates the ways citizens intervened in the economy and considers such important sectors as agriculture, craft industries, public works, and trade. Focusing on how the private and public spheres impinged on each other, this book provides a broad understanding of the political and economic ch. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the second French edition of 2007 with bibliography for English speakers. |
| Subject |
Greece -- Economic conditions -- To 146 B.C.
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Greece. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
To 146 B.C |
| Subject |
Economic history. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions. |
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. |
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Polis. |
| Chronological Term |
To 146 B.C. |
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Geschichte |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Économie des cités grecques. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009177182
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| Other Form: |
Print version: The economy of the Greek cities Berkeley : University of California, c2009. 9780520253650 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2008050892 |
| ISBN |
9780520944671 ebook |
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0520944674 |
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9780520253650 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520253655 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780520253667 paperback alkaline paper |
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0520253663 paperback alkaline paper |
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1282359894 |
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9781282359895 |
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9786612359897 |
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6612359897 |
| Standard No. |
10.1525/9780520944671 |
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