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Ancient economies of the northern Aegean : fifth to first centuries BC / Zosia Halina Archibald

Author
Archibald, Zosia H., 1954-
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents
""Cover""; ""Ancient Economies of the Northern Aegean: Fifth to First Centuries BC""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures, maps and tables""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""1: Introduction""; ""THE GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AEGEAN ECONOMIES""; ""A short history of exploration""; ""Economy and environment""; ""THE END OF A ROYAL ECONOMY""; ""CONCEPTUALIZING ROYAL ECONOMIES""; ""REGIONAL ECONOMIES OF THE NORTH AEGEAN""; ""Exploring regional approaches""; ""The east Balkan�north Aegean region""; ""New research directions""; ""CONTINENTAL TRADE"", ""A LEARNED QUARTET: MICHAEL ROSTOVTZEFF, ANDREW SHERRATT, VELIZAR VELKOV, AND MANOLIS ANDRONIKOS""""Rostovtzeff and the grand narrative""; ""Andrew Sherratt�s continental merry-go-round""; ""Velizar Velkov and settlement history in the Balkans""; ""Vergina and the Macedonian Kings of Manolis Andronikos""; ""2: Herdsmen with golden leaves�narratives and spaces""; ""COMPOSING A NARRATIVE""; ""The limits of political narratives""; ""A historical balance sheet""; ""Self defence""; ""Thessaly: between north and south""; ""The long shadow of the Greco-Persian Wars""; ""Money and metals"", ""Agents of change""""SETTLEMENTS, CITIES AND SANCTUARIES""; ""Understanding settlement forms�poleis and related concepts""; ""Greek and non-Greek sites""; ""Non-urban sites and the evolution of the �dispersed city�""; ""Amphipolis""; ""Philippopolis""; ""Maroneia""; ""Sanctuaries""; ""Aigeai""; ""�ROYAL� ECONOMIES�RAISING AND MAKING MONEY FOR A KING""; ""3: Societies and economies""; ""THE SOCIAL AND THE ECONOMIC""; ""ECOLOGICAL VARIABILITY AND INTER-DEPENDENT NETWORKS ACROSS THE AEGEAN""; ""EMERGING MARKETS""; ""STATUS AND RANK""; ""An upper class"", ""Diplomacy and power relations""""Subordinated people and peoples""; ""A SUMMARY OF THE NARRATIVE""; ""4: The longue durée in the north Aegean""; ""THE NORTH AEGEAN LONGUE DUR�E IN A NUTSHELL""; ""A COLLAGE OF LANDSCAPES""; ""The Thermaic Gulf and Pella""; ""Rural country estates""; ""THORSTEIN VEBLEN AND THE �INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP�""; ""How objects make subjects""; ""Carpets, textiles, and dress""; ""North Aegean and Pontic grey wares""; ""Mining for metals and minerals""; ""Iron""; ""Glass and pigments""; ""Pastoral regimes in the northern Aegean""; ""Horse power"", and ""Animal products""""The culture of creativity in the north Aegean""; ""5: Regionalism and regional economies""; ""EXPLORING THE NORTHERN AEGEAN AS AN ECONOMIC �SUPER-REGION�""; ""The northern Aegean as an axis of exchange and as an interface""; ""Cross-cultural exchange""; ""Royal monopolies""; ""The historiography of economies in the east Balkan landmass""; ""DESCRIBING A REGION�THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF THE EAST BALKANS""; ""THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF REGIONAL TRADE""; ""Salt""; ""Rivers, routes, and roads""; ""Markets and currencies""; ""Pella""; ""Pistiros and Krastevich""
Summary
Using the most up-to-date methods and theories about ancient economies, Archibald explores how the cultural and economic dynamics of the ancient kingdoms of Macedon and Thrace worked.
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ISBN
9780191504679 (electronic bk.)
019150467X (electronic bk.)
9780199682119 (hardback)
0199682119
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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