|
Books > Business & Economics > Economics
|
Buy Now
Bringing in the Sheaves - Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,014
Discovery Miles 10 140
You Save: R146
(13%)
|
|
|
Bringing in the Sheaves - Economy and Metaphor in the Roman World (Paperback)
Series: Robson Classical Lectures
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
The annual harvesting of cereal crops was one of the most important
economic tasks in the Roman Empire. Not only was it urgent and
critical for the survival of state and society, it mobilized huge
numbers of men and women every year from across the whole face of
the Mediterranean. In Bringing in the Sheaves, Brent D. Shaw
investigates the ways in which human labour interacted with the
instruments of harvesting, what part the workers and their tools
had in the whole economy, and how the work itself was organized.
Both collective and individual aspects of the story are
investigated, centred on the life-story of a single reaper whose
work in the wheat fields of North Africa is documented in his
funerary epitaph. The narrative then proceeds to an analysis of the
ways in which this cyclical human behaviour formed and influenced
modes of thinking about matters beyond the harvest. The work
features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on
it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important
iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
