| Fairs and Markets in the Roman Empire: Economic and Social Aspects of Periodic Trade in a Pre-Industrial Society Contributor(s): de Ligt, Luuk (Author) |
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ISBN: 9050631460 ISBN-13: 9789050631464 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $110.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Retailing - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 381.180 |
| LCCN: 94134622 |
| Series: Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.75 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Periodic markets are institutions of crucial importance in all pre-industrial economies. Yet the subject has been given little atten-tion by Roman historians. The aim of this book is to remedy this state of affairs through an empire-wide study of annual, bi-annual, monthly and weekly markets. The method used involves the interpretation of the ancient evidence in terms of economic and anthropo-logical theory and against the background of comparative data. Dr de Ligt starts by demonstrat-ing the continued importance of local and regional fairs throughout the im-perial period. Special attention is devoted to the role of both annual fairs and high-frequency periodic markets in the rural economy. In the second half of the book the scope of the discussion is extended to social and political aspects. Finally, the book addresses such topics as urban resistance towards neighbouring rural markets and the widespread practice of waiving customs duties for the duration of largescale religious festivals." |