Farmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy
Farmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy
Summary
This monograph uses literary, archaeological, and comparative evidence to examine how farmers - from smallholders to the owners of large estates -bought and sold goods and services, lent and borrowed money, and cooperated or competed with one another.
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Farmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy by David B Hollander
Often viewed as self-sufficient, Roman farmers actually depended on markets to supply them with a wide range of goods and services, from metal tools to medical expertise. However, the nature, extent, and implications of their market interactions remain unclear. This monograph uses literary and archaeological evidence to examine how farmers – from smallholders to the owners of large estates – bought and sold, lent and borrowed, and cooperated as well as competed in the Roman economy. A clearer picture of the relationship between farmers and markets allows us to gauge their collective impact on, and exposure to, macroeconomic phenomena such as monetization and changes in the level and nature of demand for goods and labor. After considering the demographic and environmental context of Italian agriculture, the author explores three interrelated questions: what goods and services did farmers purchase; how did farmers acquire the money with which to make those purchases; and what factors drove farmers’ economic decisions? This book provides a portrait of the economic world of the Roman farmer in late Republican and early Imperial Italy."The merit of this book is to propose a global vision, over a large period of time, of the economic behaviour of these almost "mute" people that the Roman peasants are for us today"
- Maëlys Blandenet, ENS de Lyon, France, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2019
David B. Hollander earned a PhD in Ancient History from Columbia University (2002). He published his monograph Money in the Late Roman Republic in 2007 and served as the economy editor for The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (2012). He is an associate professor in the History Department at Iowa State University, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780367666224 |
| ISBN 10 | 0367666227 |
| Title | Farmers and Agriculture in the Roman Economy |
| Author | David B Hollander |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 142 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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