Studies in Land and Credit in Ancient Athens, 500-200 B.C.: The Horos InscriptionsIn this classic study of the social and economic aspects of landcredit relationships in ancient Athens, first published in 1952, Moses Finley presents a systematic account of the guarantee aspects of credit. He examines the outward forms of credit transactions, the legal instruments employed, the kind of real property customarily used to guarantee debts, and the parties engaged in these transactions. |
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Contents
Section 1 | xix |
Section 2 | xxii |
Section 3 | xxxiv |
Section 4 | xxxix |
Section 5 | xliii |
Section 6 | 3 |
Section 7 | 10 |
Section 8 | 28 |
Section 11 | 74 |
Section 12 | 88 |
Section 13 | 107 |
Section 14 | 118 |
Section 15 | 177 |
Section 16 | 182 |
Section 17 | 195 |
Section 18 | 202 |
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Studies in Land and Credit in Ancient Athens, 500-200 B. C.: The Horos ... Moses I. Finley No preview available - 2011 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Studies in Land and Credit in Ancient Athens, 500-200 B.C.: The Horos Inscriptions Greek history Social Science Classics Series |
| Author | Moses I. Finley |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers, 1952 |
| ISBN | 1412835356, 9781412835350 |
| Length | 332 pages |
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