Production, Trade, and Connectivity in Pre-Roman Italy

The book explores the complex relationship between production, trade, and connectivity in pre-Roman Italy, challenging established ideas and highlighting the role of individual interactions in social change and community formation. It utilizes case studies to explore new models for production organization and the recursive relationship between the cultural and economic spheres of human society. Contributions address issues of agency and production at multiple scales of analysis, making it useful for students and scholars interested in the archaeology and history of pre-Roman and early Republican Italy, as well as cultural interaction and material change in the ancient Mediterranean world. The Open Access version of the book is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Format: Hardback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book explores the complex relationship between production, trade, and connectivity in pre-Roman Italy, confronting established ideas about the connections between people, objects, and ideas, and highlighting how social change and community formation are rooted in individual interactions.

The volume engages with, and builds upon, recent paradigm shifts in the archaeology and history of the ancient Mediterranean which have centred the social and economic processes that produce communities. It utilises a series of case studies, encompassing the production, trade, and movement of objects and people, to explore new models for how production is organised and the recursive relationship which exists between the cultural and economic spheres of human society. The contributions address issues of agency and production at multiple scales of analysis, from larger theoretical discussions of trade and identity across different regions to context-specific explorations of production techniques and the distribution of material culture across the Italian peninsula.

Production, Trade, and Connectivity in Pre-Roman Italy is intended for students and scholars interested in the archaeology and history of pre-Roman and early Republican Italy, but especially production, trade, community formation, and identity. Those interested in issues of cultural interaction and material change in the ancient Mediterranean world will find useful comparative examples and methodological approaches throughout.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367637934