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Acton Peter Hampden |
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Titolo |
Poiesis : manufacturing in classical Athens / / Peter Acton |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-020898-8 |
0-19-933594-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (403 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic history - To 500 |
Athens (Greece) Economic conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Poiesis""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures, Illustrations, and Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Athens, the Manufacturing City""; ""1.2 Original Sources""; ""1.2.1 Ancient Literature""; ""1.2.2 Archaeology and Epigraphy""; ""1.3 Methodology""; ""1.3.1 Embeddedness and Empirical Analysis""; ""1.3.2 Theories of Firm Size""; ""1.3.3 The Theory of Competitive Advantage""; ""1.3.4 Competitive Advantage and Industry Structure""; ""1.3.5 Applying the Competitive Advantage Framework""; ""2 Industry Formation"" |
""2.1 Early Manufacturing""""2.2 Homer and the Households of the Rich""; ""2.3 Hesiod and the Peasant Economy""; ""2.4 Empirical Evidence""; ""2.4.1 Metalworking""; ""2.4.2 Leatherwork""; ""2.4.3 Cosmetics and Perfumes""; ""2.4.4 Textiles""; ""2.5 Supply and Demand in a Competitive Market""; ""3 The Pottery Industry""; ""3.1 The Evidence""; ""3.1.1 Original Texts""; ""3.1.2 Pots""; ""3.1.3 Potteries and Kilns""; ""3.1.4 Stamps and Graffiti""; ""3.1.5 Vase Paintings""; ""3.2 Industry and Workshop Size""; ""3.3 Labor Force""; ""3.3.1 The Process of Making Pots""; ""3.3.2 Staffing Needs"" |
""3.3.3 Justifying a Full-Time Team""""3.4 Bases for Differentiation""; ""3.4.1 Fine Ware""; ""3.4.2 Coarse Ware""; ""3.4.3 Niche Products""; ""3.4.4 A Second Kiln?""; ""3.5 Subsequent Changes in Competitive |
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Dynamics and Industry Structure""; ""3.6 Summary""; ""4 Mining, Metals, and Armor""; ""4.1 Mining""; ""4.2 Ore Processing""; ""4.3 General Metalworking""; ""4.4 Jewelry and Ornaments""; ""4.5 Coinage""; ""4.6 Bronze Armor""; ""4.7 Shield Manufacture""; ""4.8 Knives""; ""4.9 Summary""; ""5 Textiles, Clothing, and Footwear""; ""5.1 Textiles and Clothing""; ""5.1.1 Spinning and Weaving"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Poiesis' summarizes the literary and archaeological evidence and the recent work of subject experts on each of the major sectors of manufacturing in which the residents of Athens engaged. By applying a conceptual framework derived from contemporary business strategy, it identifies the probable structure of each industry: which lent themselves to the employment of large gangs of slaves, which remained the province of small craftsmen and which provided the best returns to capital and labour. |
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