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The collapse of the Mycenaean economy : imports, trade, and institutions, 1300-700 BCE
Title
The collapse of the Mycenaean economy : imports, trade, and institutions, 1300-700 BCE / Sarah Murray, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
ISBN
9781107186378
1107186374
Publication
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Physical Description
xiv, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Summary
"During the last several decades, the extent and variety of movements and relationships between peoples of the Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age have been the subject of much debate. Likewise, the intertwined nexus of problems concerning the nature and cadence of the notional 'collapse' of the Mycenaean world at the end of the Late Bronze Age (LBA), its relationship with the following Early Iron Age (EIA), and the articulation of both periods with Archaic and Classical history comprise a similarly popular area of research. This book is an historical study, based on textual and archaeological evidence, that lies at the intersection of these two topics. Geographically the focus is Greece, both the mainland and Crete, but given that this is a study of long-distance trade a broadening of spatial scope will occasionally be appropriate"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 04, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1: The Dark Light of Early Greek Texts on Trade
2: Direct Evidence for Long-Distance Trade in Early Greece
3: Assessing Quantitative Change in the Archaeological Record
4: Bronze Deposition (and Circulation?), Trade in Commodities, and Evidence from around the Mediterranean
5: Demographic and Domestic Economic Change in Early Greece : Factors of Supply and Demand
6: Snapshots of a Trade System in Flux
Conclusions: Imports and Economy, Crisis and Resilience, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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