{"product_id":"the-ancient-economy-volume-43-paperback","title":"The Ancient Economy: Volume 43 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. I. Finley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Technical progress, economic growth, productivity, even efficiency have not been significant goals since the beginning of time,\" declares M. I. Finley in his classic work. The states of the ancient Mediterranean world had no recognizable real-property market, never fought a commercially inspired war, witnessed no drive to capital formation, and assigned the management of many substantial enterprises to slaves and ex-slaves. In short, to study the economies of the ancient world, one must begin by discarding many premises that seemed self-evident before Finley showed that they were useless or misleading. Available again, with a new foreword by Ian Morris, these sagacious, fertile, and occasionally combative essays are just as electrifying today as when Finley first wrote them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Economy\u003c\/i\u003e holds pride of place among the handful of genuinely influential works of ancient history. This is Finley at the height of his remarkable powers and in his finest role as historical iconoclast and intellectual provocateur. It should be required reading for every student of pre-modern modes of production, exchange, and consumption.--Josiah Ober, author of \u003ci\u003ePolitical Dissent in Democratic Athens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. I. Finley\u003c\/b\u003e, who died in 1986, was Professor of Ancient History and Master of Darwin College at Cambridge University. \u003cb\u003eIan Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor in Classics and Chair of the Classics Department at Stanford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.89 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478134485299,"sku":"9780520219465","price":62.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RjlXZ0FYVElPTW1xWS9MYU8wOXU2QT09.webp?v=1759633102","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-ancient-economy-volume-43-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}