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The Ancient Economy: Volume 43

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Availability:In StockContributor:M. I. Finley, Ian Morris (Foreword by)Series:Sather Classical Lectures #43Publish date:1999-03-01Pages:298
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520219465ISBN-10:520219465UPC:9780520219465Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Ancient, Economic History, Economic ConditionsSize:8.89 x 5.96 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC8TV6PWN1
"Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time," declares M. I. Finley in his classic work. The states of the ancient Mediterranean world had no recognizable real-property market, never fought a commercially inspired war, witnessed no drive to capital formation, and assigned the management of many substantial enterprises to slaves and ex-slaves. In short, to study the economies of the ancient world, one must begin by discarding many premises that seemed self-evident before Finley showed that they were useless or misleading. Available again, with a new foreword by Ian Morris, these sagacious, fertile, and occasionally combative essays are just as electrifying today as when Finley first wrote them.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520219465ISBN-10:520219465UPC:9780520219465Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Ancient, Economic History, Economic ConditionsSize:8.89 x 5.96 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC8TV6PWN1
M. I. Finley, who died in 1986, was Professor of Ancient History and Master of Darwin College at Cambridge University. Ian Morris is the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor in Classics and Chair of the Classics Department at Stanford University.
Publisher: University of California Press

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