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Gift and gain : how money transformed Ancient Rome

By Neil , Coffee

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
0190496436, 9780190496432, 9780190496449, 0190496444, 9780190496456, 0190496452
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2271725 bytes)
Series
Classical culture and society
Edition
1
Pages
312\313
Time added
2017-04-22 03:00:00
Money;Rome;History;Rome;Economic conditions;30 B.C

Description

'Gift and Gain' shows how, over the course of Rome's classical era, a vibrant commercial culture progressively displaced traditional systems of gift giving that had long been central to Rome's material, social, and political economy, with effects on areas of life from marriage to politics. Abstract: Gift and Gain: How Money Transformed Ancient Rome shows how, over the course of Rome's classical era, a vibrant commercial culture progressively displaced traditional systems of gift giving that had long been central to Rome's material, social, and political economy, with effects on areas of life from marriage to politics. Read more...

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