The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / / Keith Roberts.
To understand business and its political, cultural, and economic context, it helps to view it historically, yet most business histories look no further back than the nineteenth century. The full sweep of business history actually begins much earlier, with the initial cities of Mesopotamia. In the fi...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
MitwirkendeR: | |
Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Columbia Business School Publishing
|
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 6 illus., 16 tables |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9780231526852 |
---|---|
lccn |
2011001127 |
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)459267 (OCoLC)741455264 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Roberts, Keith, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / Keith Roberts. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (368 p.) : 6 illus., 16 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Columbia Business School Publishing Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Terms -- Introduction -- PART 1. Business in the Ancient Middle East -- PART 2. Business in Ancient Greece -- PART 3. Business in Ancient Rome -- Concluding Note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star To understand business and its political, cultural, and economic context, it helps to view it historically, yet most business histories look no further back than the nineteenth century. The full sweep of business history actually begins much earlier, with the initial cities of Mesopotamia. In the first book to describe and explain these origins, Roberts depicts the society of ancient traders and consumers, tracing the roots of modern business and underscoring the relationship between early and modern business practice. Roberts's narrative begins before business, which he defines as selling to voluntary buyers at a profit. Before business, he shows, the material conditions and concepts for the pursuit of profit did not exist, even though trade and manufacturing took place. The earliest business, he suggests, arose with the long distance trade of early Mesopotamia, and expanded into retail, manufacturing and finance in these command economies, culminating in the Middle Eastern empires. (Part One) But it was the largely independent rise of business, money, and markets in classical Greece that produced business much as we know it. Alexander the Great's conquests and the societies that his successors created in their kingdoms brought a version of this system to the old Middle Eastern empires, and beyond. (Part Two) At Rome this entrepreneurial market system gained important new features, including business corporations, public contracting, and even shopping malls. The story concludes with the sharp decline of business after the 3rd century CE. (Part Three) In each part, Roberts portrays the major new types of business coming into existence. He weaves these descriptions into a narrative of how the prevailing political, economic, and social culture shaped the nature and importance of business and the status, wealth, and treatment of business people. Throughout, the discussion indicates how much (and how little) business has changed, provides a clear picture of what business actually is, presents a model for understanding the social impact of business as a whole, and yields stimulating insights for public policy today. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Commerce History To 500. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General. bisacsh McNeill, William H., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 print 9780231153270 https://doi.org/10.7312/robe15326 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231526852 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231526852/original |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Roberts, Keith, Roberts, Keith, |
spellingShingle |
Roberts, Keith, Roberts, Keith, The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / Columbia Business School Publishing Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Terms -- Introduction -- PART 1. Business in the Ancient Middle East -- PART 2. Business in Ancient Greece -- PART 3. Business in Ancient Rome -- Concluding Note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
author_facet |
Roberts, Keith, Roberts, Keith, McNeill, William H., McNeill, William H., |
author_variant |
k r kr k r kr |
author_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author2 |
McNeill, William H., McNeill, William H., |
author2_variant |
w h m wh whm w h m wh whm |
author2_role |
MitwirkendeR MitwirkendeR |
author_sort |
Roberts, Keith, |
title |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / |
title_full |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / Keith Roberts. |
title_fullStr |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / Keith Roberts. |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / Keith Roberts. |
title_auth |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Terms -- Introduction -- PART 1. Business in the Ancient Middle East -- PART 2. Business in Ancient Greece -- PART 3. Business in Ancient Rome -- Concluding Note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
title_new |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / |
title_sort |
the origins of business, money, and markets / |
series |
Columbia Business School Publishing |
series2 |
Columbia Business School Publishing |
publisher |
Columbia University Press, |
publishDate |
2011 |
physical |
1 online resource (368 p.) : 6 illus., 16 tables Issued also in print. |
contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Terms -- Introduction -- PART 1. Business in the Ancient Middle East -- PART 2. Business in Ancient Greece -- PART 3. Business in Ancient Rome -- Concluding Note -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
isbn |
9780231526852 9783110442472 9780231153270 |
callnumber-first |
H - Social Science |
callnumber-subject |
HF - Commerce |
callnumber-label |
HF357 |
callnumber-sort |
HF 3357 R63 42011 |
era_facet |
To 500. |
url |
https://doi.org/10.7312/robe15326 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231526852 https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231526852/original |
illustrated |
Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
300 - Social sciences |
dewey-tens |
330 - Economics |
dewey-ones |
330 - Economics |
dewey-full |
330.901 |
dewey-sort |
3330.901 |
dewey-raw |
330.901 |
dewey-search |
330.901 |
doi_str_mv |
10.7312/robe15326 |
oclc_num |
741455264 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT robertskeith theoriginsofbusinessmoneyandmarkets AT mcneillwilliamh theoriginsofbusinessmoneyandmarkets AT robertskeith originsofbusinessmoneyandmarkets AT mcneillwilliamh originsofbusinessmoneyandmarkets |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)459267 (OCoLC)741455264 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
hierarchy_parent_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
is_hierarchy_title |
The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets / |
container_title |
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
author2_original_writing_str_mv |
noLinkedField noLinkedField |
_version_ |
1770176041678012416 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>05205nam a22007935i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9780231526852</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20220302035458.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">220302t20112011nyu fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="010" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">2011001127</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="019" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)940685688</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="019" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)999365831</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780231526852</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.7312/robe15326</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)459267</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)741455264</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">nyu</subfield><subfield code="c">US-NY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">HF357</subfield><subfield code="b">.R63 2011</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">HF357</subfield><subfield code="b">.R63 2015</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">BUS000000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">330.901</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Roberts, Keith, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets /</subfield><subfield code="c">Keith Roberts.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York, NY : </subfield><subfield code="b">Columbia University Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2011]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2011</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (368 p.) :</subfield><subfield code="b">6 illus., 16 tables</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Columbia Business School Publishing</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Contents -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Foreword -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Preface -- </subfield><subfield code="t">List of Terms -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Introduction -- </subfield><subfield code="t">PART 1. Business in the Ancient Middle East -- </subfield><subfield code="t">PART 2. Business in Ancient Greece -- </subfield><subfield code="t">PART 3. Business in Ancient Rome -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Concluding Note -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Notes -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Bibliography -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">To understand business and its political, cultural, and economic context, it helps to view it historically, yet most business histories look no further back than the nineteenth century. The full sweep of business history actually begins much earlier, with the initial cities of Mesopotamia. In the first book to describe and explain these origins, Roberts depicts the society of ancient traders and consumers, tracing the roots of modern business and underscoring the relationship between early and modern business practice. Roberts's narrative begins before business, which he defines as selling to voluntary buyers at a profit. Before business, he shows, the material conditions and concepts for the pursuit of profit did not exist, even though trade and manufacturing took place. The earliest business, he suggests, arose with the long distance trade of early Mesopotamia, and expanded into retail, manufacturing and finance in these command economies, culminating in the Middle Eastern empires. (Part One) But it was the largely independent rise of business, money, and markets in classical Greece that produced business much as we know it. Alexander the Great's conquests and the societies that his successors created in their kingdoms brought a version of this system to the old Middle Eastern empires, and beyond. (Part Two) At Rome this entrepreneurial market system gained important new features, including business corporations, public contracting, and even shopping malls. The story concludes with the sharp decline of business after the 3rd century CE. (Part Three) In each part, Roberts portrays the major new types of business coming into existence. He weaves these descriptions into a narrative of how the prevailing political, economic, and social culture shaped the nature and importance of business and the status, wealth, and treatment of business people. Throughout, the discussion indicates how much (and how little) business has changed, provides a clear picture of what business actually is, presents a model for understanding the social impact of business as a whole, and yields stimulating insights for public policy today.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="530" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Issued also in print.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Commerce</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">To 500.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">McNeill, William H., </subfield><subfield code="e">contributor.</subfield><subfield code="4">ctb</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="773" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Title is part of eBook package:</subfield><subfield code="d">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="t">Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="z">9783110442472</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="c">print</subfield><subfield code="z">9780231153270</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.7312/robe15326</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231526852</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231526852/original</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">978-3-11-044247-2 Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013</subfield><subfield code="c">2000</subfield><subfield code="d">2013</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_LAEC</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_LAEC</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESTMALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_SSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_STMALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA11SSHE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA12STME</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA13ENGE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA17SSHEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA18STMEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA5EBK</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |