The economies of hellenistic societies, third to first centuries BC

A collection of essays investigating the economic transformations that took place in the states and kingdoms around the eastern Mediterranean following theconquests of Alexander the Great - changes which have had an enduring effect on global cultural patterns. INDICE: 1: Z. H. Archibald & J. K. Davies: Introduction; 2: G. G. Aperghis: Jewish subjects and Seleukid kings: a case study of economic interaction; 3:Z. H. Archibald: Mobility and innovation in Hellenistic economies: the causesand consequences of human traffic; 4: A. Bresson: Grain from Cyrene; 5: Chr. Chandezon: Some aspects of large estate management in the Greek world during Classical and Hellenistic times; 6: A. Chaniotis: The impact of war on the economy of Hellenistic poleis: Demand creation, short-term influences, long-term impacts; 7: V. Chankowski: Divine financiers: cults as consumers and generatorsof value; 8: L. Criscuolo: Observations on the economy in kind in Ptolemaic Egypt; 9: J. K. Davies: The well-balanced polis: Ephesos; 10: R. Descat: Labourin the Hellenistic economy: slavery as a test case; 11: V. Gabrielsen: Profitable partnerships: Kings, cities, and trade; 12: L. Hannestad: The economy of Koile Syria after the Seleukid conquest: an archaeological contribution; 13: J. Lund: Wine and amphorae: production and transport; 14: J. G. Manning: Networks, hierarchies and markets in the Ptolemaic economy; 15: Chr. Muller: Autopsyof a crisis: Wealth, Protogenes and the city of Olbia c.200 BC; 16: G. J. Oliver: Mobility, society and economy in the Hellenistic period; 17: G. Reger: Inter-regional economies in the Aegean basin; 18: D. J. Thompson: Animal husbandry in Ptolemaic Egypt; 19: R. J. van der Spek: The 'silverization' of the economy of the Achaemenid and Seleukid empires and early modern China; 20: S. von Reden: Demand creation, comsumption and power in Ptolemaic Egypt; 21: V. Gabrielsen: Afterword

• ISBN: 978-0-19-958792-6
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 460
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés