The Collapse of the Mycenaean Economy: Imports, Trade, and Institutions 1300–700 BCE

— —

Sarah C. Murray (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)

The Collapse of the Mycenaean Economy

Imports, Trade, and Institutions 1300–700 BCE

Sarah C. Murray (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)

$203.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Cambridge University Press
24 April 2017

Archaeological theory; Archaeology by period & region; Landscape archaeology; Environmental archaeology

In this book, Sarah Murray provides a comprehensive treatment of textual and archaeological evidence for the long-distance trade economy of Greece across 600 years during the transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age. Analyzing the finished objects that sustained this kind of trade, she also situates these artifacts within the broader context of the ancient Mediterranean economy, including evidence for the import and export of commodities as well as demographic change. Murray argues that our current model of exchange during the Late Bronze Age is in need of a thoroughgoing reformulation. She demonstrates that the association of imported objects with elite self-fashioning is not supported by the evidence from any period in early Greek history. Moreover, the notional 'decline' in trade during Greece's purported Dark Age appears to be the result of severe economic contraction, rather than a severance of access to trade routes.

By: Sarah C. Murray (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 262mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 920g
ISBN: 9781107186378
ISBN 10: 1107186374
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 24 April 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Murray is an Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies and a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She has also taught at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, where she was a Visiting Assistant Professor. She has over ten years of field experience as an archaeologist in Greece, most recently as photogrammetry specialist at the Mazi Archaeological Project in West Attica. Murray has written articles on digital field methods, historiography, and early Greece for the Journal of Field Archaeology, and Hesperia.