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21%OFFAlain Bresson - The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States - 9780691144702 - V9780691144702
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The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States

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Description for The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States Hardback. Originally published in 2 vols.: Paris: Armand Colin, c2007 and c2008. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1028.
This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources with innovative new approaches grounded in recent economic historiography to provide a detailed picture of the Greek economy between the last century of the Archaic Age and the closing of the Hellenistic period. Focusing on the city-state, which he sees as the most important economic institution in the Greek world, Bresson addresses all of the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
648
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691144702
SKU
V9780691144702
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About Alain Bresson
Alain Bresson is professor of classics at the University of Chicago.

Reviews for The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States
This book must surely sweep the field. Whether one is an undergraduate student, an early-career scholar, has been chewing over the ancient economy for a career, or is simply a general reader with a curiosity about how the ancient economy worked, this is now the go-to work. [Bresson] has produced a book that is at the same time something of ... Read more

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