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Metodološka pitanja ekonomske istorije Vizantije
Methodological Questions Regarding the Economic History of Byzantium

Author(s): Angeliki E. Laiou
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: Byzantium; economic history; methodological questions;

Summary/Abstract: “The Economic History of Byzantium”, now in press, has been discussed on the basis of new archaeological data, a broader historiographical environment and on the economic ideology. The methodological problems concern chronology, the role of the state, the relationship between ideology and reality, the significance of smallholdings, the usefullness of modern economic theory. The economy was a mixed one, providing some of the important needs of the people.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 9-25
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English