Poiesis : manufacturing in classical Athens / / Peter Acton

• Autore: Acton Peter Hampden
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (403 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.938
• Soggetto topico: Economic history - To 500
• Soggetto geografico: Athens (Greece) Economic conditions
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: '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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Poiesis
• ISBN: 0-19-020898-8; 0-19-933594-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996215330103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno