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Roman Bazaar - A Comparative Study of Trade and Markets in a Tributary Empire

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Klappentext A 2008 study interrogating the assumption that economic conditions in the Roman Empire resembled those found in early modern Europe. Zusammenfassung It has long been held that conditions in the Roman economy resembled those found in early modern Europe. In this intriguing study! Peter Bang interrogates this claim and argues that Roman trade and markets could more accurately be compared to those of the Mughal Empire in India. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prolegomena; Part I. The Roman Empire and the Comparative Study of Pre-Industrial Society: 1. Beyond the ancient economy? Trade in the Roman empire and the problem of comparative history; 2. An agrarian empire between market and tribute - situating interregional trade in the Roman empire; Part II. Imperial Bazaar: 3. A rough trading world - opaque, volatile and discontinuously connected markets; 4. A thin line - portorium, protection and predation; 5. Community - cult, courts, credit and collaboration in the bazaar; Epilegomena: taking stock - the world of goods.

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