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Famine and food supply in the Graeco-Roman world: responses to risk and crisis
Peter Garnsey
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Frontmatter (page N/A)
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List of Tables and Figures (page vii)
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Preface (page ix)
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Abbreviations (page xiii)
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Maps (page xvi)
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I. The Incidence and Severity of Food Crisis (page 1)
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1. Famine and Shortage (page 1)
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2. The Frequency of Food Crisis (page 8)
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3. The Infrequency of Famine (page 17)
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II. Survival Strategies (page 41)
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4 Subsistence and Survival: the Peasantry (page 43)
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5. Supply and distribution: urban communities (page 69)
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III. Food Supply and Food Crisis in Athens c.600-322 BC (page 87)
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6. The Resources of Attica (page 89)
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7. The Beginnings of Dependence (page 107)
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8. Rulers of the Sea (page 120)
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9. Vulnerability and Vigilance (page 134)
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10 From Uncertainty to Crisis (page 150)
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IV. Food Supply and Food Crisis in Rome c.509 BC- AD 250 (page 165)
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11 The Beginnings of Empire (page 167)
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12 Rulers of the Mediterranean (page 182)
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13 Food and Politics (page 198)
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14 Rulers of the World (page 218)
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15 The Subjects of Rome (page 244)
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Conclusion (page 271)
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Bibliography (page 278)
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Index (page 295)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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AHR | 96.1 (Feb. 1991): 145 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28199102%2996%3A1%3C145%3A%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M |
Man | 25.2 (Jun. 1990): 351-352 | http://www.jstor.org/cgi-bin/jstor/viewitem/00251496/dm993955/99p0577p |
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Published: 1988
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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