| Cities, Peasants and Food in Classical Antiquity: Essays in Social and Economic History Contributor(s): Garnsey, Peter (Author), Scheidel, Walter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521591473 ISBN-13: 9780521591478 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $96.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: This is a collection of essays in the social and economic history of Greece and Rome by a leading historian of classical antiquity. They are grouped in three overlapping sections, covering the economy and society of cities; peasants and the rural economy; and food supply and famine. The essays, all previously published, are presented together with bibliographical addenda by Walter Scheidel that summarize and assess scholarly reaction to the author's work. The range of subject matter and approach is wide and the treatment original and provocative. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 97025203 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.4" W x 9.28" (1.41 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Demographic Orientation - Urban |