A cultural history of work in antiquity
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A cultural history of work in antiquity
（The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of work ; v. 1）
Bloomsbury Academic, 2021
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In antiquity
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Set ISBN for subseries "A cultural history of work " (set of 6 v.): 9781474245036
Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-205) and indexes
Contents of Works
- Introduction / Ephraim Lytle
- The economy of work / Seth Bernard
- Picturing work / Philip Sapirstein
- Work and workplaces / Miko Flohr
- Workplace cultures / Koenraad Verboven
- Work, skill, and technology / Philip Sapirstein
- Work and mobility / Ben Akrigg
- Work and society / Sarah E. Bond
- The political culture of work / Alain Bresson
- Work and leisure / Zinon Papakonstantinou
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Winner of the 2020 PROSE Award for Multivolume Reference/Humanities
The world of work saw marked developments over the course of antiquity. These were driven by social and economic changes, especially growth in market trade and related phenomena like urbanization and specialization. Although the self-sufficient agrarian household continued to prevail, economic realities everywhere intervened. Corresponding changes include the emergence of archaeologically distinct workplaces and even, in certain times and places, preindustrial factories. A diversity of workplace cultures often defied dominant gender and other social norms. Across an increasingly connected Mediterranean world, work contributed to and was in turn structured by mobility. Other striking developments included the emergence of state-sponsored leisure activities that offered respite from toil for all social classes. Through an exploration of these and other themes, this volume offers a reappraisal of ancient work and its relationship to Greek and Roman culture.
A Cultural History of Work in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on economies, representations of work, workplaces, work cultures, technology, mobility, society, politics and leisure.
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General Editors' Preface
Contributor Notes
Introduction - Ephraim Lytle (University of Toronto, Canada)
1. The Economy of Work - Seth Bernard (University of Toronto, Canada)
2. Picturing Work - Philip Sapirstein (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
3. Work and Workplaces - Miko Flohr (Leiden University, Netherlands)
4. Workplace Cultures - Koenraad Verboven (Ghent University, Belgium)
5. Work, Skill, and Technology - Philip Sapirstein (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
6. Work and Mobility - Ben Akrigg (University of Toronto, Canada)
7. Work and Society - Sarah E. Bond (University of Iowa, USA)
8. The Political Culture of Work - Alain Bresson (University of Chicago, USA)
9. Work and Leisure - Zinon Papakonstantinou (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
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