TY - BOOK AU - Hawkins,Cameron TI - Roman artisans and the urban economy /Cameron Hawkins (assistant professor, Department of History, Queensborough Community College) SN - 9781316335888 AV - HC39 .R663 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Cambridge, United Kingdom PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Cities and towns KW - Rome KW - History KW - City and town life KW - Artisans KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Labor market KW - Enslaved persons KW - Emancipation KW - Production (Economic theory) KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover ; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Seasonality, uncertainty, and consumer demand in an ancient city; Chapter 2 Specialization, associations, and the organization of production; Chapter 3 Manumission and the urban labor market; Chapter 4 The artisan household and the Roman economy; Epilogue; Appendix A The annualized costs of freed slaves' operae; Appendix B Occupational inscriptions from CIL 6 used in succession study; Bibliography; Index; 2; b N2 - Vividly reconstructs economic conditions in ancient Roman cities and the socio-economic strategies of artisans who lived in them UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1281412&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -