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Structure and Performance in the Roman Economy - Models, Methods and Case Studies (Paperback)
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Structure and Performance in the Roman Economy - Models, Methods and Case Studies (Paperback)
Series: Collection Latomus, Volume 350
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History is a reality that can be observed only through the traces
it has left. Some are words and images (on parchment, papyrus,
stone or any other bearer) conveying us the emotions and
reflections of people in the past. Others are the scars and
leftovers of human lives and actions, scattered in the landscape,
buried or sunk under water. Historians and archaeologists are
experts in restoring the damage done to a body of evidence by time
or human manipulation. We are trained empiricists, wont to look
down and think bottom-up. Economic history, however, requires us to
do more: we need to look up. Economics is about explaining patterns
in human interaction by detecting its causes and effects. However
good our restored data are, the patterns they reveal will always be
too fragmented and have too many loose ends to unveil reality.
Economic history is always an act of imagination. The challenge is
to ensure that it does not become an insubstantial pageant.
Theories, models and comparative history help us to do that. They
are explanatory frames and tools, showing the consequences of our
assumptions and suggesting solutions to fill in the gaps. They do
not diminish the need for empirical research methods. The output of
any model depends on the reliability of its input data. This book
discusses theories and models we believe are useful in economic
history, but it also invites the reader to look at methods (both
new and traditional) to ensure that input data are reliable, and
offers case studies showing what can be done.
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