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The Origins of Business
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Artikel-Nr:
9780231153270
Veröffentl:
2015
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.02.2015
Seiten:
368
Autor:
Keith Roberts
Gewicht:
500 g
Format:
218x144x27 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Keith Roberts earned his BA at Harvard University and is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the Harvard Business Schools Program in Venture Capital. He has served as president of The Preservation Group, a San Francisco real estate firm, Roberts Proprietaries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company, and other firms. He is an arbitrator for the Financial Industries Regulatory Authority and a mediator in the New York court system. William H. McNeill is a noted world historian and professor emeritus of history at the University of Chicago. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal, he is the author of many books, including The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, which won a National Book Award for history.
Understanding the origins of business is fundamental to grasping modern life, yet most historians look no further than the nineteenth century for their narratives. While the industrial revolution profoundly shaped business practice and much of the corporate organization we recognize today, the full sweep of business history actually begins much earlier, with the initial cities of Mesopotamia. In the first book to describe and explain those origins, Roberts travels back to the society of ancient traders and consumers, recasting the rise of modern business and underscoring the parallels between early and modern business practice.
Foreword, by William H. McNeillPrefaceList of TermsIntroduction1 Business in the Ancient Middle East1. The Beginning2. Middle Eastern Empires, 1600–323 B.C.E.2 Business in Ancient Greece3. Markets and Greece4. Business in Athens5. Hellenistic History: Prologue to Revolution6. The Hellenistic Business Environment7. Hellenistic Business3 Business in Ancient Rome8. The Early Roman Republic9. The Late Roman Republic, 201–31 B.C.E.10. The Principate, 31 B.C.E.–192 C.E.11. Roman Society12. Roman Businesses13. The Downfall of Ancient BusinessConcluding NoteNotesBibliographyIndex