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Title Globalisation and the Roman world : world history, connectivity and material culture / edited by Martin Pitts, University of Exeter, Miguel John Versluys, University of Leiden.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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 Axe ACLS Humanities E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (pages illustrations, maps
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-294) and index.
Contents PART I. INTRODUCTIONS -- Globalisations and the Roman world : perspectives and opportunities / Martin Pitts and Miguel John Versluys -- Postcolonial and global Rome : the genealogy of empire / Richard Hingley -- PART II. CASE STUDIES -- Globalisation and the Roman economy / Neville Morley -- Globalisation, circulation and mass consumption in the Roman world / Martin Pitts -- The global and the local in the Roman Empire : connectivity and mobility from an urban perspective / Ray Laurence and Francesco Trifilo -- Polybius's global moment and human mobility throughout ancient Italy / Elena Isayev -- Roman visual material culture as globalizing koine / Miguel John Versluys -- Oikoymenh : longue durée perspectives on ancient Mediterranean globality / Michael Sommer -- Globalisation and Roman cultural heritage / Rob Witcher -- PART III. PERSPECTIVES -- Ancient Rome and globalization : decentering Rome / Jan Nederveen Pieterse -- Global, local and in between : connectivity and the Mediterranean / Tamar Hodos.
Summary "This book explores a new perspective for understanding the Roman world, using connectivity as a major point of departure. Globalisation is apparent in increased flows of objects, people and ideas and in the creation of translocal consciousness in everyday life. Based on these criteria, there is a case for globalisation in the ancient Roman world. Essential for anyone interested in Romanisation, this volume provides the first sustained critical exploration of globalisation theories in Roman archaeology and history. It is written by an international group of scholars who address a broad range of subjects, including Roman imperialism, economics, consumption, urbanism, migration, visual culture and heritage. The contributors explore the implications of understanding material culture in an interconnected Roman world, highlighting several novel directions for future research"-- Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2024. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
Note All rights reserved.
Subject Globalization.
Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
Rome -- Civilization.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Pitts, Martin, editor.
Versluys, M. J., editor.
American Council of Learned Societies, issuing body.
In: ACLS Humanities E-Book. http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
ISBN 9781107043749 (hardback)
1107043743 (hardback)
1107619009 (paperback)
9781107619005 (paperback)
Standard No. heb40185 hdl

 
    
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