Work, labour, and professions in the Roman world /
Work, labour, and professions in the Roman world /
Work, labor, and professions in the Roman world
edited by Koenraad Verboven, Christian Laes.
- 1 online resource.
- Impact of empire : Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476, v. 23 1572-0500 ; .
- Impact of Empire 23. Impact of Empire Online, ISBN: 9789004411142. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary Material -- 1 Work, Labour, Professions. What’s in a Name? / 2 Sorting Out Labour in the Roman Provinces: Some Reflections on Labour and Institutions in Asia Minor / 3 Contracts, Coercion, and the Boundaries of the Roman Artisanal Firm / 4 Workers in the Roman Imperial Building Industry / 5 Getting a Job: Finding Work in the City of Rome / 6 The Value of Labour: Diocletian’s Prices Edict / 7 Roman Workers and Their Workplaces: Some Archaeological Thoughts on the Organization of Workshop Labour in Ceramic Production / 8 Constructing Occupational Identities in the Roman World / 9 Guilds and the Organisation of Urban Populations During the Principate / 10 Group Membership, Trust Networks, and Social Capital: A Critical Analysis / 11 Currency and Control: Mint Workers in the Later Roman Empire / 12 Ars and Doctrina: The Socioeconomic Identity of Roman Skilled Workers (First Century bc–Third Century ad) / 13 Work, Identity and Self-Representation in the Roman Empire and the West-European Middle Ages: Different Interplays between the Social and the Cultural / Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Places and Geographical Names -- Index of Personal Names. Koenraad Verboven and Christian Laes -- Arjan Zuiderhoek -- Cameron Hawkins -- Seth G. Bernard -- Claire Holleran -- Miriam J. Groen-Vallinga and Laurens E. Tacoma -- Elizabeth A. Murphy -- Miko Flohr -- Koenraad Verboven -- Jinyu Liu -- Sarah Bond -- Nicolas Tran -- Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly --
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The economic success of the Roman Empire was unparalleled in the West until the early modern period. While favourable natural conditions, capital accumulation, technology and political stability all contributed to this, economic performance ultimately depended on the ability to mobilize, train and co-ordinate human work efforts. In Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman World , the authors discuss new insights, ideas and interpretations on the role of labour and human resources in the Roman economy. They study the various ways in which work was mobilised and organised and how these processes were regulated. Work as a production factor, however, is not the exclusive focus of this volume. Throughout the chapters, the contributors also provide an analysis of work as a social and cultural phenomenon in Ancient Rome.
9789004331686
10.1163/9789004331686 DOI
2016035591
Labor--History.--Rome
Working class--History.--Rome
Professions--History.--Rome
Human capital--History.--Rome
Slavery--History.--Rome
Rome--Economic conditions.
Rome--Social conditions.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
HD4844 / .W67 2016
331.10937
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Preliminary Material -- 1 Work, Labour, Professions. What’s in a Name? / 2 Sorting Out Labour in the Roman Provinces: Some Reflections on Labour and Institutions in Asia Minor / 3 Contracts, Coercion, and the Boundaries of the Roman Artisanal Firm / 4 Workers in the Roman Imperial Building Industry / 5 Getting a Job: Finding Work in the City of Rome / 6 The Value of Labour: Diocletian’s Prices Edict / 7 Roman Workers and Their Workplaces: Some Archaeological Thoughts on the Organization of Workshop Labour in Ceramic Production / 8 Constructing Occupational Identities in the Roman World / 9 Guilds and the Organisation of Urban Populations During the Principate / 10 Group Membership, Trust Networks, and Social Capital: A Critical Analysis / 11 Currency and Control: Mint Workers in the Later Roman Empire / 12 Ars and Doctrina: The Socioeconomic Identity of Roman Skilled Workers (First Century bc–Third Century ad) / 13 Work, Identity and Self-Representation in the Roman Empire and the West-European Middle Ages: Different Interplays between the Social and the Cultural / Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Places and Geographical Names -- Index of Personal Names. Koenraad Verboven and Christian Laes -- Arjan Zuiderhoek -- Cameron Hawkins -- Seth G. Bernard -- Claire Holleran -- Miriam J. Groen-Vallinga and Laurens E. Tacoma -- Elizabeth A. Murphy -- Miko Flohr -- Koenraad Verboven -- Jinyu Liu -- Sarah Bond -- Nicolas Tran -- Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
The economic success of the Roman Empire was unparalleled in the West until the early modern period. While favourable natural conditions, capital accumulation, technology and political stability all contributed to this, economic performance ultimately depended on the ability to mobilize, train and co-ordinate human work efforts. In Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman World , the authors discuss new insights, ideas and interpretations on the role of labour and human resources in the Roman economy. They study the various ways in which work was mobilised and organised and how these processes were regulated. Work as a production factor, however, is not the exclusive focus of this volume. Throughout the chapters, the contributors also provide an analysis of work as a social and cultural phenomenon in Ancient Rome.
9789004331686
10.1163/9789004331686 DOI
2016035591
Labor--History.--Rome
Working class--History.--Rome
Professions--History.--Rome
Human capital--History.--Rome
Slavery--History.--Rome
Rome--Economic conditions.
Rome--Social conditions.
Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
HD4844 / .W67 2016
331.10937