The Construction of Value in the Ancient World

Brings together the perspectives of leading anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, linguists, philologists, and sociologists on how value was created, defined, and expressed in a number of ancient societies around the world. Explores four overarching but closely interrelated themes: place value, body value, object value, and number value.

Summary

Brings together the perspectives of leading anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, linguists, philologists, and sociologists on how value was created, defined, and expressed in a number of ancient societies around the world. Explores four overarching but closely interrelated themes: place value, body value, object value, and number value.

Product details

• Authors: John K. (EDT)/ Urton Papadopoulos
• Assisted by: John Papadopoulos (Editor), John K. Papadopoulos (Editor), Gary Urton (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of New Mexico Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2012
• EAN: 9781931745901
• ISBN: 978-1-931745-90-1
• No. of pages: 612
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 254 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Cotsen Advanced Seminars; Cotsen Advanced Seminars
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity