Economy and Society: in Ancient Greece

Economy and Society: in Ancient Greece by Finley, M. I.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780140225204.

This collection of 14 strikingly original essays offers the general reader, the student and the scholar a rare and stimulating view of classical antiquity. Drawn from three decades of M.I.Finleys renowned scholarly inquiries, the essays focus on the community of the Greek city, the problem of slavery and dependent labor in the ancient world, and the Mycenaean and Homeric worlds of early Greece. Sir Moses provides brilliantly detailed analyses of important and often neglected aspects of classical society; each essay invites readers to rethink and redefine their own approach to the ancient world.