Work, Identity, and Legal Status at Rome - A Study of the Occupational Inscriptions (Paperback, New Ed)

In Work, Identity, and Legal Status at Rome, Sandra R. Joshel examines Roman commemorative inscriptions from the first and second centuries A.D. to determine ways in which slaves, freed slaves, and unprivileged freeborn citizens used work to frame their identities. The inscriptions indicate the significance of work-as a source of community, a way to reframe the conditions of legal status, an assertion of activity against upper-class passivity, and a standard of assessment based on economic achievement rather than birth. Drawing on sociology, anthropology, ethnography, and women's history, this thoroughly documented volume illuminates the dynamics of work and slavery at Rome. Sandra R. Joshel, who holds a doctoral degree in history from Rutgers University, teaches at the New England conservatory of Music.

General

Imprint:	University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture
Release date:	April 1992
First published:	April 1992
Authors:	Sandra R. Joshel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8061-2444-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-8061-2444-X
Barcode:	9780806124445

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