Gift and Gain: How Money Transformed Ancient Rome
(Part of the Classical Culture and Society Series)
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The economy of ancient Rome, with its long-range trade, widespread moneylending, and companies of government contractors, was surprisingly modern. Yet Romans also exchanged goods and services within a traditional system of gifts and favors, which sustained the supportive relationships necessary for survival in the absence of extensive state and social institutions. In Gift and Gain: How Money Transformed Ancient Rome, Neil Coffee shows how a vibrant...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0190496436
ISBN13:9780190496432
Release Date:December 2016
Publisher:Oxford Univ PR
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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