Exploring the Economy of Late Antiquity - Selected Essays

This book contributes to a new economic history of late antiquity, with tightly argued, stimulating studies of class, money and exchange.

List of contents

Preface; Introductory essay: 1. Mass production, monetary economy and the commercial vitality of the Mediterranean; Part I. Mapping the Late Antique Economy: 2. Mickwitz's modernism: the writings of 1932-6; 3. State and aristocracy in the economic evolution of the Late Empire; 4. The economic trajectories of late antiquity; Part II. Money Circulation (Rules, Rhythms): 5. Discounts, weight standards and the exchange rate between gold and copper; 6. Precious metal coinages and monetary expansion in late antiquity; Part III. Aristocracies and Estates: 7. Aristocracies, peasantries and the framing of the early Middle Ages: 8. Late antique aristocracies: the case of Iran; Part IV. Beyond the Mediterranean and Late Antiquity: 9. Late antique legacies and Muslim economic expansion; 10. 'Regions that look seaward' - changing fortunes, submerged histories, and the slow capitalism of the sea.

About the author

Jairus Banaji is Research Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has published on a wide range of subjects and very different periods, and his last book Theory as History (2010) won the 2011 Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize.

Summary

A collection of essays providing a stimulating rebuttal to the prevailing minimalism in late antique studies. Money, aristocracy, trade, and the problem of continuity are among the major themes considered, and a wide range of sources is deployed. It will be of interest to ancient and medieval historians and economic historians more generally.

Product details

• Authors: Jairus Banaji, Jairus (School of Oriental and African Stu Banaji, Jairus (School of Oriental and African Studies Banaji, Banaji Jairus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781107499539
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49953-9
• No. of pages: 273
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Economic history, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History and Archaeology, Ancient Egypt, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory