28%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Open Sea: The Economic Life of the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome
J. G. Manning
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Open Sea: The Economic Life of the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome
Hardback. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
A major new economic history of the ancient Mediterranean world 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 theory, Manning suggests that a search for an illusory single ancient economy has obscured the diversity of lived experience in the Mediterranean world, including both changes in political economies over time and differences in cultural ... Read more
A major new economic history of the ancient Mediterranean world 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 theory, Manning suggests that a search for an illusory single ancient economy has obscured the diversity of lived experience in the Mediterranean world, including both changes in political economies over time and differences in cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691151748
SKU
V9780691151748
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About J. G. Manning
J. G. Manning is the William K. and Marilyn M. Simpson Professor of History and professor of classics at Yale University. He is the author of The Last Pharaohs: Egypt under the Ptolemies (Princeton) and Land and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt, and coeditor of The Ancient Economy: Evidence and Models.
Reviews for The Open Sea: The Economic Life of the Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome
The truly new ground explored in The Open Sea lies at the intersection of environmental and economic history. . . . Manning provides a thoughtful overview of the challenges and prospects we face in integrating the paleoclimate into the study of ancient economies. . . . An expert and bracing survey.
-Kyle Harper, EH.net The author's scholarly heft will ... Read more
-Kyle Harper, EH.net The author's scholarly heft will ... Read more