The Ancient Economy

by Walter Scheidel and Sitta von Reden

Book Overview

Introducing students to current controversies over the nature of the ancient economy, this volume brings together twelve influential studies by leading experts in the field. In 1973, Moses Finley unveiled a comprehensive model of the economic underpinnings of classical civilisation. Since then, supporters and critics have turned the study of the ancient economy into what has been called 'an academic battleground'. In recent years, however, a growing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748613218
• ISBN13: 9780748613212
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"