The Ancient Economy(English, Hardcover, Scheidel Walter)

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The Ancient Economy(English, Hardcover, Scheidel Walter) is written by Scheidel Walter and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0415941881 (ISBN 10) and 9780415941884 (ISBN 13).

The Ancient Economy introduces readers to the nature of economic life in the ancient world, and provides a valuable guide to scholarly debates on the subject. The book describes and examines the economic processes and fluctuations of the ancient world, and shows how these relate to political and social change and conditions. Leading experts address the central issues, from agricultural production to the uses of money and the creation of markets. Taken as a whole the book exemplifies the range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the ancient economy, and illustrates the methodological approaches scholars have deployed to understand it. In doing so it draws on literary, ecological and archaeological evidence.