| Work, Identity, and Legal Status at Rome: A Study of the Occupational Inscriptions Revised Edition Contributor(s): Joshel, Sandra R. (Author), Bright, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 080612444X ISBN-13: 9780806124445 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - History | Ancient - Rome - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 979 |
| LCCN: 91034749 |
| Series: Oklahoma Classical Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.54" W x 8.54" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Work, Identity, and Legal Status at Rome, Sandra R. Joshel examines Roman commemorative inscriptions from the first and second centuries A.D. to determine ways in which slaves, freed slaves, and unprivileged freeborn citizens used work to frame their identities. The inscriptions indicate the significance of work-as a source of community, a way to reframe the conditions of legal status, an assertion of activity against upper-class passivity, and a standard of assessment based on economic achievement rather than birth. Drawing on sociology, anthropology, ethnography, and women's history, this thoroughly documented volume illuminates the dynamics of work and slavery at Rome. |
Contributor Bio(s): Joshel, Sandra R.: - Sandra R. Joshel, who holds a doctoral degree in history from Rutgers University, teaches at the New England conservatory of Music. |