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Economy of the Greek Cities: From the Archaic Period to the Early Roman Empire First Edition

by Léopold Migeotte (Author), Lady Janet Lloyd (Author)
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The Economy of the Greek Cities offers readers a clear and concise overview of ancient Greek economies from the archaic to the Roman period. Léopold Migeotte approaches Greek economic activities from the perspective of the ancient sources, situating them within the context of the city-state (polis). He illuminates the ways citizens intervened in the economy and considers such important sectors as agriculture, craft industries, public works, and trade. Focusing on how the private and public spheres impinged on each other, this book provides a broad understanding of the political and economic changes affecting life in the Greek city-states over a thousand-year period.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0520253663
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0520253667
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    University of California Press
  5. Publication date
    September 29, 2009
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.6 x 8.25 inches
  8. Print length
    216 pages
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“A very mature and thought-provoking book introducing an immense range of aspects in very little space.” ― Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) Published On: 2010-03-22

“The book’s main strength lies in its clarity of structure and exposition and in its masterful control of the evidence.” ― Journal Of Interdisciplinary History Published On: 2011-03-21

“This is an excellent, concise introduction into the main branches of the economy of the Greek worlds.” ― Klio Published On: 2011-07-23

“[A] compact but impressive volume. . . . Accessible to students new to the field of study.” ― Ancient West & East Published On: 2012-12-27

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"Eschewing the anachronistic oversimplification of modernist and formalist theory, Migeotte deftly marshals primary sources in the service of nuanced description. Migeotte's accessible text restores the ancient economy--embedded, as the sources show, in a political, social, and cultural context--to its proper place in Greek civilization. A triumph of scholarly yet readable exposition!"--Nicholas F. Jones, author of Rural Athens Under the Democracy

"Migeotte's work, firmly anchored in ancient evidence and balanced in judgment, is undoubtedly the best compact survey of the ancient Greek economy currently available."--Walter Scheidel, lead editor of The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition (September 29, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520253663
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520253667
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Athan
3.0 out of 5 stars A classicist wrote this, not an economist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2013
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This book ia a marvelous catalog of activities my ancestors undertook. It cuts the economy down to three sectors, Agriculture, Crafts and Trade. What it does not do, however, is attempt any synthesis. I did not have a model of an economy in my head when I finished this book, basically, and the author kind of abdicates any responsibility for doing so; his excuse is that it would be far too speculative.

So you find out that there were a good 100 crafts practiced by artisans in Ancient Greece and the book has a good go at naming all of them! You find out what crops people grew and when. What food they ate, who did the work and under what conditions. You get a less sharp sense for what periods were good for business and what periods weren't, but an attempt is made to cover that ground as well.

My two biggest takeaways from the book are the following:

1. All business was personal. You couldn't incorporate or anything.
2. The principal economic agents were the landowners.

The book also provides passages from original sources, which are quite awesome. They do bring things alive. Also, it was marvelous for me as a Greek to read the original Greek words that accompany all terms and descriptions in parentheses.

Overall, it could be that I came to this book with expectations that were impossible to meet, but I was hoping that after breaking down the economy in its parts, the author would attempt to sketch how the parts come together. I kept my hopes up till the end, because the last chapter was on trade, but it was not to be.

So three stars from me.

One final note: the book keeps quoting a single source all the time. It's Austin and Vidal Naquet. That's probably a pretty important book in this field and probably worth a read.
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Den
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2012
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Being relatively new to the study of Greco-Roman history I have been looking for quality over quantity and this book delivers. I found it gave me great insight to the way Greek cities ran from an economic perspective, not too dry in the reading and giving you breadth in a sweep as opposed to depth which probably only interests academics or researchers.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone wanting a more insightful view in to ancient Greek history.
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