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Roman Empire : Economy, Society and Culture by Peter Garnsey and Richard Saller (2014, Trade Paperback)

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The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added.

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520285980

ISBN-139780520285989

eBay Product ID (ePID)203491560

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Edition2

Book TitleRoman Empire : Economy, Society and Culture

Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAncient / Rome, History & Theory

Publication Year2014

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorPeter Garnsey, Richard Saller

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal937/.07

Table Of ContentNotes on the Illustration Preface Abbreviations Map Introduction to the First Edition PART ONE 1. Introducing the Principate 2. A Mediterranean Empire Addendum 3. Government Without Bureaucracy Addendum 4. Enemies of Rome by M. Goodman Addendum by M. Goodman PART TWO 5. An Underdeveloped Economy Addendum 6. The Land Addendum 7. Supplying the Roman empire Addendum PART THREE 8. The social Hierarchy Addendum 9. Family and Household Addendum 10. Social Relations Addendum PART FOUR 11. Religion Addendum by R.L. Gordon 12. Culture Addendum by J. Elsner and G. Woolf Conclusion Notes Bibliography Supplementary Bibliography List of Emperors Index

SynopsisDuring the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forces of cohesion operated to balance the social and economic inequalities and high mortality rates? How did the official religion react in the face of the diffusion of alien cults and the emergence of Christianity? These are some of the many questions posed here, in the new, expanded edition of Garnsey and Saller's pathbreaking account of the economy, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the consequences for government and the governing classes of the replacement of the Republic by the rule of emperors. Addenda to the original chapters offer up-to-date discussions of issues and point to new evidence and approaches that have enlivened the study of Roman history in recent decades. A completely new chapter assesses how far Rome's subjects resisted her hegemony. The bibliography has also been thoroughly updated, and a new color plate section has been added.