Urban Society In Roman Italy

by Tim J. Cornell (Editor), Kathryn Lomas (Editor)

Overview

This collection of original essays focuses upon Roman Italy where, with over 400 cities, urbanization was at the very centre of Italian civilization. Informed by an awareness of the social and anthropological issues of recent research, these contributions explore not only questions of urban origins, interaction with the countryside and economic function, but also the social use of space within the city and the nature of the development process.; These studies are aimed not only at ancient historians and classical archaeologists, but are directed towards those working in the related fields of urban studies in the Mediterranean world and elsewhere and upon the general theory of towns and complex societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857286441
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/27/1996
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Cornell, Tim J.; Lomas, Kathryn

Table of Contents

Do theories of the ancient city matter?, C.R. Whittaker; Max Weber and the ancient city, L. Capogrossi; warfare and urbanization in ancient Italy, Tim Cornell; the urban texture of Pompeii, A.F. Wallace-Hadrill; the organization of space in Pompeii, R.M. Laurence; the idea of the city and the excavations at Pompeii, M. Goalen; slouching towards Rome - Mussolini's imperial vision, L. Quartermaine; urban elites and acculturation in southern Italy, Kathryn Lomas; rusticity and religion - city and countryside in Roman Italy, John North; three Ostian houses - urban development and the building trade, J. DeLaine; villa economies and the city, N. Purcell.

Editorial Reviews

Applies the concepts of modern urban studies, sociology, and anthropology to examine the classical Roman cities in Italy from such perspectives as urban space, the mechanics of urban development, the social and economic behavior of the urban elite, the interaction between city and countryside, and the influence of the Roman city on later European culture. Also considers the origin of cities and Max Weber's theories about the ancient city. Most of the 11 essays are from a July 1991 conference in London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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