Athenian economy and society : a banking perspective /
Edward E. Cohen.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1992.
- xviii, 288 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-253) and index.
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.
"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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Banks and banking--History--Greece--Athens
Greece--History--Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C.