Property and wealth in classical Sparta

Summary: The standard image of Sparta is of an egalitarian, military society which disdained material possessions. Yet property and wealth played a crucial role in her history. Classical Sparta's success rested on a compromise between rich and poor citizens. Economic differences were masked by a uniform lifestyle and a communal sharing of resources. Over time, however, increasing inequalities led to a plutocratic society and to the decline of Spartan power. Using an innovative combination of historical, archaeological, ands ociological methods, Stephen Hodkinson challenges traditional views of Spartan isolation from general Greek culture.

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ISBN: 9781905125302
ISBN: 1905125305
ISBN: 9781910589342
ISBN: 9781905125845
ISBN: 1910589349
ISBN: 1905125844
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 498 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: Swansea : The Classical Press of Wales, 2009.
Copyright: �2009

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General Note:	Multi-User. Originally published in hardback: London: Duckworth, 2000. CatMonthString:june.23
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-484) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Spartan economic egalitarianism and communitarianism in modern thought -- The growth of the dominant egalitarian image in ancient thought -- The ownership and inheritance of land, revisited -- Helotage and the exploitation of Spartan territory -- Movable wealth: ownership, acquisition, and exchange -- Public rights over private property -- Restrictions on the use of wealth in Spartiate life -- Restrictions on the use of wealth: burial and funerary practice -- Material and religious investment: bronze dedications at Sparta and abroad -- Equestrian competition: participation and expenditure -- The use of wealth in personal and political relations -- Spartiate household economies: towards an estimate of a balance-sheet -- Property concentration and the emergence of a plutocratic society.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.