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Brossura. Condition: new. Pisa, 2023; br., pp. 172, cm 14x22. (Studi e Testi di Storia Antica. 32). Giudicato un tempo un ambito assolutamente secondario, il commercio era invece il settore più dinamico e redditizio dell'economia greca poiché diversamente dall'agricoltura e dell'artigianato si trovava a operare tra una polis e l'altra e quindi riusciva in una certa misura a sfuggire al pieno controllo dell'autorità politica, la quale non poteva imporre norme troppo coercitive e si limitava pertanto a cercare di incentivare i mercanti a frequentare il suo mercato, pena la perdita dell'indispensabile servizio offerto da questi. Il presente studio esamina le figure dei protagonisti del commercio greco, gli emporoi e i naukleroi, esaminandone il rapporto reciproco e i loro diversi ruoli, suggerendo, sulla base di uno stretto confronto tra fonti letterarie, epigrafiche, papirologiche e archeologiche, di vedere nei secondi dei veri mercanti-armatori di condizione agiata e per nulla illetterati, come vuole invece la vulgata moderna. Al contrario, i mercanti greci sembrano essere stati in grado di comprendere le leggi intrinseche dell'economia di mercato e di servirsene a proprio vantaggio, riconoscendo i vantaggi dell'economia di scala e della riduzione dei costi da questa generata, senza tuttavia sviluppare un'autentica mentalità capitalista né tantomeno un'economia capitalista. Libro.…

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Brossura. Condition: new. Milano, 2023; br., pp. 448, cm 15x22. (La Cultura). La nostra idea di mondo antico, quello dominato dalla politica e dalle guerre dei Greci e dei Romani, è spesso costretta in uno spazio molto angusto, quello del Mediterraneo. Si limita al ricordo scolastico di alcune date, dei contatti e degli scambi con i popoli più vicini all'Italia. Eppure i Greci, i Romani, i Macedoni, i Fenici e i Punici in tutto il corso della loro storia hanno desiderato soprattutto esplorare, evadere dai loro territori e inseguire i sogni di una geografia ancora sconosciuta: per questo, nelle pagine di Marcello Valente, possiamo leggere i resoconti dei viaggi del greco Megastene nello Sri Lanka (l'antica Taprobane) o dello scontro tra Romani e Cinesi a nord dell'Himalaya, oppure ancora dei Cartaginesi nel mar dei Sargassi. Attraverso il racconto di 25 incredibili viaggi attorno al mondo, Valente ci offre uno sguardo del tutto inedito sulla classicità, una storia quasi parallela a quella più nota, ricca di mappe che descrivono spazi lontanissimi e di approfondimenti sui percorsi geografici dei primi esploratori. Per permetterci finalmente di dare un nome alle Isole dei Beati e alle Terre degli Spiriti. Libro. …

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Condition: New. Elena Devecchi is Associate Professor of History of Ancient Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean at the University of Turin. After earning her Ph.D. at the University of Venice, she held research and teaching positions in Germany, .

Condition: New. 2026. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . .

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Profitability and Economic Rationality of Slavery in a Historical Perspective examines slavery as an economic institution across the longue duree, from the ancient Near East and classical Mediterranean to the modern Atlantic world. Moving beyond traditional moral or ideological interpretations, the volume investigates how systems of slavery were justified, organized, and sustained within different historical, social, and economic contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the historiographical legacy of the modern abolitionist debate, which introduced analytical categories such as profitability, efficiency, and rationality that continue to shape the study of slavery in both modern and ancient societies.Bringing together specialists of modern, ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman history, this book adopts a deliberately comparative and diachronic perspective. The contributions explore themes including pröslavery thought in Enlightenment Europe, the persistence of slavery in 19th¿century Cuba, the valuation of enslaved persons in Mesopotamia and Egypt, female and child labor in the ancient world, slave markets, manumission practices, and the relationship between enslaved and free labor. Collectively, the essays challenge simplistic assumptions about slavery's inherent irrationality or inefficiency and instead highlight its adaptability as a system of labor organization, capital investment, and social control.This volume will be of interest to scholars and students of slavery studies, ancient history, economic history, labor history, and comparative historical sociology, as well as to readers interested in the long¿term historical dynamics of coercion, labor, and economic institutions.…

Condition: New. 2026. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: NEW. Milano: Il Saggiatore, 2024 9788842833000 809 448 p. : ill. col. b/n, indice, biografia ; 22 cm. La nostra idea di mondo antico, quello dominato dalla politica e dalle guerre dei Greci e dei Romani, è spesso costretta in uno spazio molto angusto, quello del Mediterraneo. Si limita al ricordo scolastico di alcune date, dei contatti e degli scambi con i popoli più vicini all'Italia. Eppure i Greci, i Romani, i Macedoni, i Fenici e i Punici in tutto il corso della loro storia hanno desiderato soprattutto esplorare, evadere dai loro territori e inseguire i sogni di una geografia ancora sconosciuta: per questo, nelle pagine di Marcello Valente, possiamo leggere i resoconti dei viaggi del greco Megastene nello Sri Lanka (l'antica Taprobane) o dello scontro tra Romani e Cinesi a nord dell'Himalaya, oppure ancora dei Cartaginesi nel mar dei Sargassi. Attraverso il racconto di 25 incredibili viaggi attorno al mondo, Valente ci offre uno sguardo del tutto inedito sulla classicità, una storia quasi parallela a quella più nota, ricca di mappe che descrivono spazi lontanissimi e di approfondimenti sui percorsi geografici dei primi esploratori. Per permetterci finalmente di dare un nome alle Isole dei Beati e alle Terre degli Spiriti.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Profitability and Economic Rationality of Slavery in a Historical Perspective examines slavery as an economic institution across the longue duree, from the ancient Near East and classical Mediterranean to the modern Atlantic world. Moving beyond traditional moral or ideological interpretations, the volume investigates how systems of slavery were justified, organized, and sustained within different historical, social, and economic contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the historiographical legacy of the modern abolitionist debate, which introduced analytical categories such as profitability, efficiency, and rationality that continue to shape the study of slavery in both modern and ancient societies.Bringing together specialists of modern, ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman history, this book adopts a deliberately comparative and diachronic perspective. The contributions explore themes including proslavery thought in Enlightenment Europe, the persistence of slavery in 19thcentury Cuba, the valuation of enslaved persons in Mesopotamia and Egypt, female and child labor in the ancient world, slave markets, manumission practices, and the relationship between enslaved and free labor. Collectively, the essays challenge simplistic assumptions about slaverys inherent irrationality or inefficiency and instead highlight its adaptability as a system of labor organization, capital investment, and social control.This volume will be of interest to scholars and students of slavery studies, ancient history, economic history, labor history, and comparative historical sociology, as well as to readers interested in the longterm historical dynamics of coercion, labor, and economic institutions. This book examines slavery as an economic institution across the longue duree, from the ancient Near East and classical Mediterranean to the modern Atlantic world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Profitability and Economic Rationality of Slavery in a Historical Perspective examines slavery as an economic institution across the longue duree, from the ancient Near East and classical Mediterranean to the modern Atlantic world. Moving beyond traditional moral or ideological interpretations, the volume investigates how systems of slavery were justified, organized, and sustained within different historical, social, and economic contexts. Particular attention is devoted to the historiographical legacy of the modern abolitionist debate, which introduced analytical categories such as profitability, efficiency, and rationality that continue to shape the study of slavery in both modern and ancient societies.Bringing together specialists of modern, ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman history, this book adopts a deliberately comparative and diachronic perspective. The contributions explore themes including proslavery thought in Enlightenment Europe, the persistence of slavery in 19thcentury Cuba, the valuation of enslaved persons in Mesopotamia and Egypt, female and child labor in the ancient world, slave markets, manumission practices, and the relationship between enslaved and free labor. Collectively, the essays challenge simplistic assumptions about slaverys inherent irrationality or inefficiency and instead highlight its adaptability as a system of labor organization, capital investment, and social control.This volume will be of interest to scholars and students of slavery studies, ancient history, economic history, labor history, and comparative historical sociology, as well as to readers interested in the longterm historical dynamics of coercion, labor, and economic institutions. This book examines slavery as an economic institution across the longue duree, from the ancient Near East and classical Mediterranean to the modern Atlantic world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…