The Ancient Economy: Volume 43 by Finley, M. I.

The Ancient Economy: Volume 43 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520219465)

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The Ancient Economy: Volume 43 by Finley, M. I.

The Ancient Economy: Volume 43

$30.95
The Ancient Economy: Volume 43 by Finley, M. I.

The Ancient Economy: Volume 43

$30.95
Format: Paperback
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"Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time," declares M. I. Finley in his classic work. The states of the ancient Mediterranean world had no recognizable real-property market, never fought a commercially inspired war, witnessed no drive to capital formation, and assigned the management of many substantial enterprises to slaves and ex-slaves. In short, to study the economies of the ancient world, one must begin by discarding many premises that seemed self-evident before Finley showed that they were useless or misleading. Available again, with a new foreword by Ian Morris, these sagacious, fertile, and occasionally combative essays are just as electrifying today as when Finley first wrote them.

Author: M. I. Finley
ISBN-10: 0520219465
ISBN-13: 9780520219465
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1999
Pages: 298
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.89h x 5.96w x 0.71d
By M. I. Finley
By M. I. Finley
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M. I. Finley, who died in 1986, was Professor of Ancient History and Master of Darwin College at Cambridge University. Ian Morris is the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor in Classics and Chair of the Classics Department at Stanford University.

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