Land and Labor in the Greek World
What value did the Greeks put on farming beyond its capacity to produce food? Who owned the land, and who worked it? Alison Burford examines the Greeks' preoccupation with land and agriculture to understand the nature of their society and culture in general. She focuses on how the need to make the land productive influenced social, economic, and cultural beliefs and practices throughout Greek society. Specific areas of study include land allotment in the early settlements, the function of the...
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What value did the Greeks put on farming beyond its capacity to produce food? Who owned the land, and who worked it? Alison Burford examines the Greeks' preoccupation with land and agriculture to understand the nature of their society and culture in general. She focuses on how the need to make the land productive influenced social, economic, and cultural beliefs and practices throughout Greek society. Specific areas of study include land allotment in the early settlements, the function of the antidosis, Xenophon's true intent in his Oeconomicus, the understanding and use of the term peasant, environmental concerns, and nationalist feelings among tied laborers. "Whatever the balance of power and social prestige within a comunity, and however they were expressed in its constitution, landed interests played a critical role in determining political relationships and economic activities. The answer found to the question 'Who labored on the land?' shaped as decisively as anything else the character of Greek society....There can be little doubt that whenever a steady breeze got up about threshing time, most people in the Greek world would have remarked, 'Here was a fine day for winnowing.'" — from Land and Labor in the Greek World. Greece & Rome A full and convincing consideration of land ownership, landowners, farming procedures, land management, agricultural workers, and the farmer in society from the Dark Age to the third century B.C.
Introduction Chapter 1: Ownership of the Land Chapter 2: Landowners in Society Chapter 3: Farming the Land Chapter 4: Management of the Land Chapter 5: The Laborers on the Land Chapter 6: The Farmers and the Rest of Society Appendix: A Lease for Land Belonging to the Deme of Aixone in South Attica, 345/4 Notes Bibliography Index AUTHOR BIO: Alison Burford teaches in the Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Her previous books include The Greek Temple at Epidauros and Craftsmen in Greek and Roman Society.
\ Greece and RomeA full and convincing consideration of land ownership, landowners, farming procedures, land management, agricultural workers, and the farmer in society from the Dark Age to the third century B.C.\ \ \ \ \ Greece & RomeA full and convincing consideration of land ownership, landowners, farming procedures, land management, agricultural workers, and the farmer in society from the Dark Age to the third century B.C.\ \ \ BooknewsSees the agricultural practices and the attitudes of landowners to the land and to laborers, as the foundation of classical Greek culture and society. Some of the specific topics addressed are land allotment in the early settlements, Xenophon's Oeconomicus, and the term "peasant." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
