Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman World (Impact of Empire) (Impact of Empire, 23) (English and Latin Edition)

The Economic Success Of The Roman Empire Was Unparalleled In The West Until The Early Modern Period. While Favourable Natural Conditions, Capital Accumulation, Technology And Political Stability All Contributed, Ultimately Economic Performance Depended On The Ability To Mobilize, Train And Coordinate Human Work Efforts. In Work, Labour, And Professions In The Roman World, The Authors Discuss New Insights, Ideas And Interpretations On The Role Of Labour And Human Resources In The Roman Economy. They Study The Various Ways In Which Work Was Mobilised And Organised And How These Processes Were Regulated. Work As A Production Factor, However, Is Not The Exclusive Focus Of This Volume. Throughout The Chapters, The Contributors Also Provide An Analysis Of Work As A Social And Cultural Phenomenon In Ancient Rome--provided By Publisher. Work, Labour, Professions : What's In A Name? / Koenraad Verboven And Christian Laes -- Sorting Out Labour In The Roman Provinces : Some Reflections On Labour And Institutions In Asia Minor / Arjan Zuiderhoek -- Contracts, Coercion, And The Boundaries Of The Roman Artisanal Firm / Cameron Hawkins -- Workers In The Roman Imperial Building Industry / Seth G. Bernard -- Getting A Job : Finding Work In The City Of Rome / Claire Holleran -- The Value Of Labour : Diocletian's Prices Edict / Miriam J. Groen-vallinga And Laurens E. Tacoma -- Roman Workers And Their Workplaces : Some Archaeological Thoughts On The Organization Of Workshop Labour In Ceramic Production / Elisabeth A. Murphy -- Constructing Occupational Identities In The Roman World / Miko Flohr -- Guilds And The Organisation Of Urban Populations During The Principate / Koenraad Verboven -- Group Membership, Trust Networks, And Social Capital : A Critical Analysis / Jinyu Liu -- Currency And Control : Mint Workers In The Later Roman Empire / Sarah Bond -- Ars And Doctrina : The Socioeconomic Identity Of Roman Skilled Workers (first Century Bc-third Century Ad) / Nicolas Tran -- Work, Identity And Self-representation In The Roman Empire And The West-european Middle Ages : Different Interplays Between The Social And The Cultural / Catharina Lis And Hugo Soly. Edited By Koenraad Verboven, Christian Laes. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 291-341) And Indexes. Work, labour, professions : what's in a name? / Koenraad Verboven and Christian Laes Sorting out labour in the Roman provinces : some reflections on labour and institutions in Asia Minor / Arjan Zuiderhoek Contracts, coercion, and the boundaries of the Roman artisanal firm / Cameron Hawkins Workers in the Roman imperial building industry / Seth G. Bernard Getting a job : finding work in the city of Rome / Claire Holleran The value of labour : Diocletian's Prices Edict / Miriam J. Groen-Vallinga and Laurens E. Tacoma Roman workers and their workplaces : some archaeo-logical thoughts on the organization of workshop labour in ceramic production / Elisabeth A. Murphy Constructing occupational identities in the Roman world / Miko Flohr Guilds and the organisation of urban populations during the Principate / Koenraad Verboven Group membership, trust networks, and social capital : a critical analysis / Jinyu Liu Currency and control : mint workers in the later Roman empire / Sarah Bond Ars and doctrina : the socioeconomic identity of Roman skilled workers (first century BC-third century AD) / Nicolas Tran Work, identity and self-representation in the Roman Empire and the West-European Middle Ages : different interplays between the social and the cultural / Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly Index of subjects Index of places and geographical names Index of personal names. Contents 5 Preface 7 Abbreviations of Ancient Sources 12 About the Authors 13 Chapter 1 Work, Labour, Professions. What’s in a Name? 17 Chapter 2 Sorting Out Labour in the Roman Provinces: Some Reflections on Labour and Institutions in Asia Minor 36 Chapter 3 Contracts, Coercion, and the Boundaries ofthe Roman Artisanal Firm 52 Chapter 4 Workers in the Roman Imperial Building Industry 78 Chapter 5 Getting a Job: Finding Work in the City of Rome 103 Chapter 6 The Value of Labour: Diocletian’s Prices Edict 120 Chapter 7 Roman Workers and Their Workplaces: Some Archaeological Thoughts on the Organization of Workshop Labour in Ceramic Production 149 Chapter 8 Constructing Occupational Identities in theRoman World 163 Chapter 9 Guilds and the Organisation of Urban Populations During the Principate 189 Chapter 10 Group Membership, Trust Networks, and SocialCapital: A Critical Analysis 219 Chapter 11 Currency and Control: Mint Workers in the LaterRoman Empire 243 Chapter 12 Ars and Doctrina: The Socioeconomic Identity of Roman Skilled Workers (First Century BC–Third Century AD) 262 Chapter 13 Work, Identity and Self-Representation in the Roman Empire and the West-European Middle Ages: Different Interplays between the Social and the Cultural 278 Bibliography 307 Index of Subjects 358 Index of Places and Geographical Names 364 Index of Personal Names 367 The economic success of the Roman Empire was unparalleled in the West until the early modern period. While favourable natural conditions, capital accumulation, technology and political stability all contributed to this, economic performance ultimately depended on the ability to mobilize, train and co-ordinate human work efforts. In Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman World , the authors discuss new insights, ideas and interpretations on the role of labour and human resources in the Roman economy. They study the various ways in which work was mobilised and organised and how these processes were regulated. Work as a production factor, however, is not the exclusive focus of this volume. Throughout the chapters, the contributors also provide an analysis of work as a social and cultural phenomenon in Ancient Rome. Work, Labour, and Professions in the Roman World offers new insights, ideas and interpretations on the role of labour and human resources in the Roman economy. The book approaches labour not only as an economic phenomenon, but gives attention also to work as social and cultural phenomenon.