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Antiquity and Capitalism

John R. Love
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      This is a study which addresses the classic questions of the emergence, flowering and decline of ancient civilization. The focus is the socio-economic structure of Roman antiquity, but the approach differs from those of both mainstream historiography and Marxism in that it is fundamentally sociological in orientation. Taking its lead from the work of the great German thinker Max Weber, the book explores the sociology of the Roman economy, Roman politics and related institutions at considerable length. But the work is not hostile to history and rather seeks a dialogue with the contributions of modern historians which it strives to complement and clarify. One of its key challenges is the view, often associated with Marxism, that nothing remotely resembling capitalism could have existed prior to the modern period. John Love argues that the concept of capitalism can be validly applied to antiquity, provided we recognise the ways in which ancient capitalism differs from other types of capitalism. In the course of his study, the author, whose background is in sociology and political theory explains a number of key Weberian ideal types - including the "oikos" and the market. This book sho
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John R. Love EAN: 9780415047500 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 544 g HEIGHT: 210 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 1991-04-11 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General WIDTH: 148 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Ancient history

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      This is a study which addresses the classic questions of the emergence, flowering and decline of ancient civilization. The focus is the socio-economic structure of Roman antiquity, but the approach differs from those of both mainstream historiography and Marxism in that it is fundamentally sociological in orientation. Taking its lead from the work of the great German thinker Max Weber, the book explores the sociology of the Roman economy, Roman politics and related institutions at considerable length. But the work is not hostile to history and rather seeks a dialogue with the contributions of modern historians which it strives to complement and clarify. One of its key challenges is the view, often associated with Marxism, that nothing remotely resembling capitalism could have existed prior to the modern period. John Love argues that the concept of capitalism can be validly applied to antiquity, provided we recognise the ways in which ancient capitalism differs from other types of capitalism. In the course of his study, the author, whose background is in sociology and political theory explains a number of key Weberian ideal types - including the "oikos" and the market. This book sho
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John R. Love EAN: 9780415047500 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 544 g HEIGHT: 210 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 1991-04-11 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General WIDTH: 148 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient history

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