The invention of coinage was a conceptual revolution, not a technological one. Only with the invention of Greek coinage does the concept """"money"""" clearly materialize in history. Coinage appeared at a moment when it fulfilled an essential need in Greek society, bringing with it rationalization and social leveling in some respects, while simultaneously producing new illusions, paradoxes, and elites.
In an argument of interest to scholars of ancient history and archaeology as well as to modern economists, David M. Schaps addresses a range of issues pertaining to major shifts in ancient economies, including money, exchange, and economic organization in the Near East and Greece before the introduction of coinage; the invention of coinage and the reasons for its adoption; and the development of using money to generate greater wealth.
By:
David Schaps Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 149mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 475g ISBN:9780472036400 ISBN 10: 0472036408 Pages: 312 Publication Date:15 September 2015 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
David M. Schaps is Professor of Classics at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
