Athenian economy and society : a banking perspective / Edward E. Cohen.

By:

Cohen, Edward E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1992.Description: xviii, 288 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

0691015929

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

332.109385

Incomplete contents:

Market economy - Banking Reality -- A methodological alternative to the misuse of statistics -- Financial context and concepts -- Wives, slaves, and the Athenian banker -- Banking operations: "Risk-Laden revenues from 'Other People's Money'" -- The Bank's role in the economy.

Summary: "In this ground-breading analysis of the world's first private banks, Edward Cohen convincingly demonstrates the existence and functioning of a market economy in ancient Athens while revising our understanding of the society itself. Challenging the "primitivistic" view, in which bankers are merely pawnbrokers and money-changers, Cohen reveals that fourth-century Athenian bankers pursued sophisticated transactions. Special emphasis is placed on the reflection of Athenian cognitive patterns in financial practices."-- Provided by the publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	332.109385 COH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000008936

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-253) and index.

"In this ground-breading analysis of the world's first private banks, Edward Cohen convincingly demonstrates the existence and functioning of a market economy in ancient Athens while revising our understanding of the society itself. Challenging the "primitivistic" view, in which bankers are merely pawnbrokers and money-changers, Cohen reveals that fourth-century Athenian bankers pursued sophisticated transactions. Special emphasis is placed on the reflection of Athenian cognitive patterns in financial practices."-- Provided by the publisher.