Oil, Wine, and the Cultural Economy of Ancient Greece

Oil, Wine, and the Cultural Economy of Ancient Greece
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 425
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ISBN-10 : 9781108875790
ISBN-13 : 1108875793
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Book Synopsis Oil, Wine, and the Cultural Economy of Ancient Greece by : Catherine E. Pratt

Download or read book Oil, Wine, and the Cultural Economy of Ancient Greece written by Catherine E. Pratt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Catherine E. Pratt explores how oil and wine became increasingly entangled in Greek culture, from the Late Bronze Age to the Archaic period. Using ceramic, architectural, and archaeobotanical data, she argues that Bronze Age exchange practices initiated a strong network of dependency between oil and wine production, and the people who produced, exchanged, and used them. After the palatial collapse, these prehistoric connections intensified during the Iron Age and evolved into the large-scale industries of the Classical period. Pratt argues that oil and wine in pre-Classical Greece should be considered 'cultural commodities', products that become indispensable for proper social and economic exchanges well beyond economic advantage. Offering a detailed diachronic account of the changing roles of surplus oil and wine in the economies of pre-classical Greek societies, her book contributes to a broader understanding of the complex interconnections between agriculture, commerce, and culture in the ancient Mediterranean.


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