{"product_id":"exploring-the-economy-of-late-antiquity-9781107499539","title":"Exploring the Economy of Late Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of essays providing a stimulating rebuttal to the prevailing minimalism in late antique studies. Money, aristocracy, trade, and the problem of continuity are among the major themes considered, and a wide range of sources is deployed. It will be of interest to ancient and medieval historians and economic historians more generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Introductory essay: 1. Mass production, monetary economy and the commercial vitality of the Mediterranean; Part I. Mapping the Late Antique Economy: 2. Mickwitz's modernism: the writings of 1932–6; 3. State and aristocracy in the economic evolution of the Late Empire; 4. The economic trajectories of late antiquity; Part II. Money Circulation (Rules, Rhythms): 5. Discounts, weight standards and the exchange rate between gold and copper; 6. Precious metal coinages and monetary expansion in late antiquity; Part III. Aristocracies and Estates: 7. Aristocracies, peasantries and the framing of the early Middle Ages: 8. Late antique aristocracies: the case of Iran; Part IV. Beyond the Mediterranean and Late Antiquity: 9. Late antique legacies and Muslim economic expansion; 10. 'Regions that look seaward' - changing fortunes, submerged histories, and the slow capitalism of the sea.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768990794071,"sku":"9781107499539","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107499539.jpg?v=1758719276","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exploring-the-economy-of-late-antiquity-9781107499539","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}