Risk and Survival in Ancient Greece
Author:   Thomas W. Gallant
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9780745608846


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   23 May 1991
Format:   Hardback
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Risk and Survival in Ancient Greece


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Author:   Thomas W. Gallant
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Polity Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780745608846


ISBN 10:   0745608841
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   23 May 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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"Introduction - the domestic economy and subsistence risk; ancient households and their life cycle; adaptive measures in the agricultural system; structural constraints and the household vulnerability cycle; response strategies to food shortage - household self-help systems; ""with a little help from my friends"" - interpersonal risk-buffering behaviour; the domestic economy and the dialectic of subsistence risk."

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Thomas W. Gallant is a historian who specializes in modern Greek history and archaeology. He is holder of the Nicholas Family Endowed Chair in Modern Greek History at the University of California, San Diego.

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