{"product_id":"the-construction-of-value-in-john-k-papadopoulos-9781950446520","title":"The Construction of Value in the Ancient World","description":"\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize\u003c\/b\u003e Scholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. \u003ci\u003eThe Construction of Value in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e makes a significant contribution to this ongoing inquiry, bringing together in one comprehensive volume the perspectives of leading anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, linguists, philologists, and sociologists on how value was created, defined, and expressed in a number of ancient societies around the world. Based on the basic premise that value is a social construct defined by the cultural context in which it is situated, the volume explores four overarching but closely interrelated themes: place value, body value, object value, and number value. The questions raised and addressed are of central importance to archaeologists studying ancient civilizations: How can we understand the value that might have been accorded to materials, objects, people, places, and patterns of action by those who produced or used the things that compose the human material record? Taken as a whole, the contributions to this volume demonstrate how the concept of value lies at the intersection of individual and collective tastes, desires, sentiments, and attitudes that inform the ways people select, or give priority to, one thing over another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John K. Papadopoulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950446522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950446520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cotsen Institute of Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 7.00w x 1.30d","brand":"John K. Papadopoulos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064917451007,"sku":"9781950446520","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6756201b-24a5-41f3-bb4a-c11e44e092a0.jpg?v=1712125228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-construction-of-value-in-john-k-papadopoulos-9781950446520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}