Consumerism In The Ancient World
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Consumerism In The Ancient World
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Author : Justin St. P. Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-26
Consumerism In The Ancient World written by Justin St. P. Walsh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with History categories.
Greek pottery was exported around the ancient world in vast quantities over a period of several centuries. This book focuses on the Greek pottery consumed by people in the western Mediterranean and trans-Alpine Europe from 800-300 BCE, attempting to understand the distribution of vases, and particularly the reasons why people who were not Greek decided to acquire them. This new approach includes discussion of the ways in which objects take on different meanings in new contexts, the linkages between the consumption of goods and identity construction, and the utility of objects for signaling positive information about their owners to their community. The study includes a database of almost 24,000 artifacts from more than 230 sites in Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, and Germany. This data was mapped and analyzed using geostatistical techniques to reveal different patterns of consumption in different places and at different times. The development of the new approaches explored in this book has resulted in a shift away from reliance on the preserved fragments of ancient Greek authors’ descriptions of western Europe, remains of monumental buildings, and major artworks, and toward investigation of social life and more prosaic forms of material culture.
The Oxford Handbook Of The History Of Consumption
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Author : Frank Trentmann
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2012-03-22
The Oxford Handbook Of The History Of Consumption written by Frank Trentmann and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Business & Economics categories.
The term 'consumption' covers the desire for goods and services, their acquisition, use, and disposal. The study of consumption has grown enormously in recent years, and it has been the subject of major historiographical debates: did the eighteenth century bring a consumer revolution? Was there a great divergence between East and West? Did the twentieth century see the triumph of global consumerism? Questions of consumption have become defining topics in all branches of history, from gender and labour history to political history and cultural studies. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption offers a timely overview of how our understanding of consumption in history has changed in the last generation, taking the reader from the ancient period to the twenty-first century. It includes chapters on Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America, brings together new perspectives, highlights cutting-edge areas of research, and offers a guide through the main historiographical developments. Contributions from leading historians examine the spaces of consumption, consumer politics, luxury and waste, nationalism and empire, the body, well-being, youth cultures, and fashion. The Handbook also showcases the different ways in which recent historians have approached the subject, from cultural and economic history to political history and technology studies, including areas where multidisciplinary approaches have been especially fruitful.
Ancient Economy
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Author : Scheidel Walter Scheidel
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-07
Ancient Economy written by Scheidel Walter Scheidel and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-07 with BUSINESS & ECONOMICS categories.
Introducing students to current controversies over the nature of the ancient economy, this volume brings together twelve influential studies by leading experts in the field. In 1973, Moses Finley unveiled a comprehensive model of the economic underpinnings of classical civilisation. Since then, supporters and critics have turned the study of the ancient economy into what has been called 'an academic battleground'. In recent years, however, a growing number of scholars have aimed to move the debate beyond partisan controversies. This volume takes stock of these developments. Embracing a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives derived from ecology, economics and cultural studies and drawing on literary, documentary and archaeological evidence, the contributions address crucial issues from agricultural production, the uses of money and the creation of markets to the scale of long-distance trade and economic growth in the Greek and Roman periods. In a general introduction and separate headnotes for each chapter, the editors provide a concise survey of recent debates, seeking to situate the different contributions in the broader context of contemporary scholarship. This is the first collection of its kind. It is designed to acquaint beginners as well as more advanced students with a variety of thematic and methodological approaches to the study of economic processes in the ancient world. All terms in foreign or ancient languages have been translated into English or explained in a comprehensive glossary. An up-to-date bibliographical essay covering pertinent scholarship in English offers guidance for further reading and the preparation of term papers.
Knowledge Networks And Craft Traditions In The Ancient World
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Author : Katharina Rebay-Salisbury
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Knowledge Networks And Craft Traditions In The Ancient World written by Katharina Rebay-Salisbury and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with Social Science categories.
This edited volume investigates knowledge networks based on materials and associated technologies in Prehistoric Europe and the Classical Mediterranean. It emphasises the significance of material objects to the construction, maintenance, and collapse of networks of various forms – which are central to explanations of cultural contact and change. Focusing on the materiality of objects and on the way in which materials are used adds a multidimensional quality to networks. The properties, functions, and styles of different materials are intrinsically linked to the way in which knowledge flows and technologies are transmitted. Transmission of technologies from one craft to another is one of the main drivers of innovation, whilst sharing knowledge is enabled and limited by the extent of associated social networks in place. Archaeological research has often been limited to studying objects made of one particular material in depth, be it lithic materials, ceramics, textiles, glass, metal, wood or others. The knowledge flow and transfer between crafts that deal with different materials have often been overlooked. This book takes a fresh approach to the reconstruction of knowledge networks by integrating two or more craft traditions in each of its chapters. The authors, well-known experts and early career researchers, provide concise case studies that cover a wide range of materials. The scope of the book extends from networks of craft traditions to implications for society in a wider sense: materials, objects, and the technologies used to make and distribute them are interwoven with social meaning. People make objects, but objects make people – the materiality of objects shapes our understanding of the world and our place within it. In this book, objects are treated as clues to social networks of different sorts that can be contrasted and compared, both spatially and diachronically.
Consumerism In World History
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Author : Peter N. Stearns
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2001
Consumerism In World History written by Peter N. Stearns and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
The desire to acquire luxury goods and leisure services is a basic force in modern life.Consumerism in World Historyexplores both the historical origins and worldwide appeal of this relatively modern phenomenon. Consumerism in World Historydraws on recent research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, while also examining societies such as Africa, less renowned for consumerism. Raising new issues about change and continuity in Western history and discussing specific societies in World history, the book presents: * Human societies before consumerism and how they have changed * The origins of modern consumerism in western society * Consumerism in Russia, East Asia, Africa and the Islamic Middle East * Contemporary issues and evaluations of consumerism This ground-breaking study is a fascinating exploration of the world in which we live and is compulsive reading for the general reader and students alike.
The Ancient Economy
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Author : Moses I. Finley
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1973
The Ancient Economy written by Moses I. Finley and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Business & Economics categories.
"The Ancient Economy holds pride of place among the handful of genuinely influential works of ancient history. This is Finley at the height of his remarkable powers and in his finest role as historical iconoclast and intellectual provocateur. It should be required reading for every student of pre-modern modes of production, exchange, and consumption."--Josiah Ober, author of Political Dissent in Democratic Athens
The Ancient Economy
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Author : M. I. Finley
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1999-03
The Ancient Economy written by M. I. Finley and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03 with Business & Economics categories.
"The Ancient Economy holds pride of place among the handful of genuinely influential works of ancient history. This is Finley at the height of his remarkable powers and in his finest role as historical iconoclast and intellectual provocateur. It should be required reading for every student of pre-modern modes of production, exchange, and consumption."—Josiah Ober, author of Political Dissent in Democratic Athens
Ancient Economies Modern Methodologies
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Author : Peter Fibiger Bang
language : en
Publisher: Edipuglia srl
Release Date : 2006
Ancient Economies Modern Methodologies written by Peter Fibiger Bang and has been published by Edipuglia srl this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
Ancient Economies, Modern Methodologies is a collection of essays which focuses on the art of questioning; it is about ideas and analytical experiment. Ancient economic history has developed enormously since the publication of M.I. Finley’s The Ancient Economy in 1973. Much new material has been brought to bear on the debate on the character of economic life in the Greek and Roman world. But, at the same time, discussions have been going round in circles. This is because not enough attention has been given to the questions ancient historians ask and the concepts with which they approach the economy. In this collection, an attempt is made to renew the terms of the debate by presenting a wide variety of new analytical approaches to ancient economic history ranging from literary theory, cross-cultural comparison, statistical analysis of archaeological data to neo-institutional economics and model-building.
Interpretation And Obedience
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Author : Walter Brueggemann
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Interpretation And Obedience written by Walter Brueggemann and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Religion categories.
Drawing on specific texts that speak to cosmic hurt and personal possibility, Walter Brueggemann demonstrates the essential connection between faithful reading of the biblical text and faithful living in a world of banal, yet threatening values. He assesses the nature of obedience today in such areas as ministry, justice, the land, education, hospitality, and the contemporary imagination.
The Economics Of Ancient Greece
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Author : H. Michell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-14
The Economics Of Ancient Greece written by H. Michell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Originally published in 1940, this book provides an overview of the economy of ancient Greece, with a particular focus on the economy of Athens and its eventual empire. Michell uses literary and epigraphic evidence to detail the main types of revenue generation prevalent in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, such as mining and foreign trade, and provides an introduction discussing the impact of other factors on the Greek economy, including infanticide and Greek economic thought. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient economics and money-making in ancient Greece.