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Athenian economy and society: a banking perspective
Cohen, Edward E.
Year: 1992.
Publisher:  Princeton University Press. 
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Frontmatter
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 MARKET ECONOMY-BANKING REALITY
THE ATHENIAN ECONOMY
THE TRAPEZA AS TRUE BANK
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
FALSE ANACHRONISM: THE MODERN INVENTION OF THE ATHENIAN PAWNSHOP
Chapter 2 A METHODOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVE TO THE MISUSE OF STATISTICS
THE PERILS OF CLIOMETRICS
"FORENSIC ATTESTATION": AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH
Chapter 3 FINANCIAL CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS
FREEDOM FROM REGULATION AND OLIGOPOLY
IN LIEU OF INTEREST: "MARITIME" AND "LANDED" YIELDS
Chapter 4 WIVES, SLAVES, AND THE ATHENIAN BANKER
A "STRICTLY PERSONAL" BUSINESS
ASSETS, HUMAN AND OTHER
UNAVAILABLE AND UNDESIRABLE: FREE CITIZENS AS BANK EMPLOYEES
SLAVES AND WIVES
THE BANKING HOUSEHOLD: A TRADITIONAL FORM TRANSFORMED
ADAPTATION TO SLAVE ENTERPRISE
WOMEN, LAW, AND PROPERTY
Chapter 5 BANKING OPERATIONS: "RISK-LADEN REVENUES FROM 'OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY' "
OBTAINING "OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY"
DEPLOYING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY FOR MARITIME LOANS
MARITIME FINANCE
DENIAL OF THE ROLE OF BANKERS IN SEA FINANCE
THE BANKERS' OWN MONEY
Chapter 6 THE BANKS' ROLE IN THE ECONOMY
THE "INVISIBLE ECONOMY"
THE STRUCTURE OF CREDIT
BANK FAILURES AND ECONOMIC HISTORY
WORKS CITED
INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED
GENERAL INDEX
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Title: Athenian economy and society : a banking perspective Edward E. Cohen.
Author: Cohen, Edward E
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Source Version: Athenian economy and society : a banking perspective Edward E. Cohen. 
Cohen, Edward E
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1992.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.00360
Subject Headings: • Banks and banking -- Greece -- Athens -- History
• Greece -- History -- Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C
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