Gift and gain : how money transformed Ancient Rome /

'Gift and Gain' shows how, over the course of Rome's classical era, a vibrant commercial culture progressively displaced traditional systems of gift giving that had long been central to Rome's material, social, and political economy, with effects on areas of life from marriage to...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Coffee, Neil
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
'Gift and Gain' shows how, over the course of Rome's classical era, a vibrant commercial culture progressively displaced traditional systems of gift giving that had long been central to Rome's material, social, and political economy, with effects on areas of life from marriage to politics.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-065594-1
0-19-049645-2
0-19-049644-4
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