Commerce and colonization in the ancient near East /

Commerce and colonization in the ancient near East /

"In this analysis, the roots of the Phoenician colonial system are traced and the metropolis of Tyre is established as the final link in a chain of experiences in the ancient Near East"--

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Main Author: Aubet, María Eugenia (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Subjects:

Commerce > Mediterranean Region > History.
Economic history > To 500.
Phoenicians > History.
Middle East > Commerce > History.

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Call Number: HF3750.7 .A83 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • •Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Debate Concerning Ancient Economy: 1. The first great debate: primitivists vs. modernists; 2. Karl Polanyi and his view of ancient economy; 3. Colonialism and cultures in contact: theorisings and critiques; 4. The place of trade in ancient economies; Part II. Trade and Colonialism in the Near East: 5. State trade vs. private initiative; 6. Uruk and the first colonialism; 7. Byblos and Egypt: reciprocity and shared ideologies; 8. The Assyrian trade network in Anatolia: the metropolis; 9. The Assyrian trade network in Anatolia: the colonies; 10. Final thoughts.