{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-work-in-antiquity-9781350278813","title":"A Cultural History of Work in Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEphraim Lytle\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research focuses primarily on the social and economic history of the ancient Mediterranean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA most interesting, detailed, clear and thought-provoking collection of essays, emphasising in particular the distinction between elite ideology (‘all manual work is below proper men’) and the real world of proper men and women. * Classics for All *\u003cbr\u003e[G]ives an excellent overview of how work is represented and discussed in both literary and archaeological sources... Perhaps the strongest point of most chapters is their attention to regional diversity and historical change: the volume sets the groundwork for ultimately producing a dynamic narrative of the history of work in antiquity. * Greece \u0026amp; Rome *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures General Editors’ Preface Contributor Notes Introduction – \u003ci\u003eEphraim Lytle (University of Toronto, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e 1. The Economy of Work – \u003ci\u003eSeth Bernard (University of Toronto, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Picturing Work – \u003ci\u003ePhilip Sapirstein (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Work and Workplaces – \u003ci\u003eMiko Flohr (Leiden University, Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Workplace Cultures - \u003ci\u003eKoenraad Verboven (Ghent University, Belgium)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Work, Skill, and Technology - \u003ci\u003ePhilip Sapirstein (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Work and Mobility – \u003ci\u003eBen Akrigg (University of Toronto, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Work and Society - \u003ci\u003eSarah E. Bond (University of Iowa, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. The Political Culture of Work – \u003ci\u003eAlain Bresson (University of Chicago, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Work and Leisure - \u003ci\u003eZinon Papakonstantinou (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Notes Further Readings Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407529845079,"sku":"9781350278813","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-work-in-antiquity-9781350278813","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}