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

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

"In The Open Sea, J. G. Manning offers a major new history of economic life in the Mediterranean world in the Iron Age, from Phoenician trading down to the Hellenistic era and the beginning of Rome's imperial supremacy. Drawing on a wide range of ancient sources and the latest social theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manning, Joseph Gilbert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Economic history > To 500.
Mediterranean Region > Economic conditions.
Mediterranean Region > Commerce > History > To 1500.
Mediterranean Region > History > To 476.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 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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