The open sea : the economic life of the ancient Mediterranean world from the Iron Age to the rise of Rome /

Manning, Joseph Gilbert

The open sea : the economic life of the ancient Mediterranean world from the Iron Age to the rise of Rome / J. G. Manning - Princeton : Princeton University Press, cop. 2018 - (414 p.)

Bibliogr. p. 333-404

History & Theory. Introduction. History, Theory, and Institutions: Approaching the Ancient Economy -- New Directions and Broader Contexts in the Study of Premodern Economies -- Ancient Economies: Taking Stock from Phoenician Traders to the Rise of the Roman Empire -- Bronze, Iron, and Silver: Time, Space, and Geography and Ancient Mediterranean Economies -- Environment & Institutions -- Agriculture and Labor -- The Boundaries of Premodern Economies: Ecology, Climate, and Climate Change -- The Birth of "Economic Man": Demography, the State, the Household, and the Individual -- The Evolution of Economic Thought in the Ancient World: Money, Law, and Legal Institutions -- Growth, Innovation, Markets, and Trade -- Conclusions -- Appendix. Climate Data

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