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Papers by David Tandy

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistory and history : ethnicity, class and political economy

Black Rose Books, 2001

... topology: Situating Economic Life in Past Societies, and author of Warriors into Traders: The... more ... topology: Situating Economic Life in Past Societies, and author of Warriors into Traders: The Power of the Market in Early Greece (University of California Press, 1997), which focuses on the role of the ... Group identity, whether we treat it terms of status, class, or ethnicity, is the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Livestock

The Homer Encyclopedia, Dec 15, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of <i>The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World</i> (review)

American Journal of Philology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Warriors into traders: the power of the market in early Greece

Choice Reviews Online, Apr 1, 1998

... members of the community&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; (p. 126)-that is, the advent of private pr... more ... members of the community&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; (p. 126)-that is, the advent of private property-but the differential distribution of this property led to ... status, while the inclusion among grave goods of &amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;culinary equip-ment&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; (eg, spits and firedogs) in graves at Argos, Kavousi, Paphos, Salamis, Patriki ...

Research paper thumbnail of Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy

The American Historical Review, Apr 1, 2009

... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPE... more ... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 12(1–3) Page 2. ... The olive tree becomes the focus of discussion only at the end of the chapter, after a lengthy treatment of the households. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Taxes, taxes, taxes

Research paper thumbnail of In Hesiod’s World

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2018

A close analysis of Hesiod’s scheme of production indicates that he is pursuing “extensive surplu... more A close analysis of Hesiod’s scheme of production indicates that he is pursuing “extensive surplus-generating agriculture.” Thus, Hesiod is indistinguishable on a rhythmic agricultural basis from the basilēes of the Homeric epics and of his own poems. Hesiod manages the labor of slaves and other dependent workers, and his interests are in opposition to those who provide labor and value to the production process. A second divide is discernible between the polis and its basilēes on the one side and on the other all those out in Ascra who are subject to both a market disadvantage and a judicial process that is being expanded by the urban basilēes. These simultaneous divisions contribute to the ambiguous picture of Hesiod as both large landowner/exploiter and peasant/exploited. Sympotic adaptations of Works and Days meant that ancient reception of the poem seems to have been restricted to the first picture only.

Research paper thumbnail of Agriculture

The Homer Encyclopedia, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture

Retour page d'accueil Chercher, sur, Tous les supports. Retour page d'accueil, Plus de ... more Retour page d'accueil Chercher, sur, Tous les supports. Retour page d'accueil, Plus de 1.616.000 de titres à notre catalogue ! Notice. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy

The American Historical Review, 2009

... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPE... more ... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 12(1–3) Page 2. ... The olive tree becomes the focus of discussion only at the end of the chapter, after a lengthy treatment of the households. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Economy

The Homer Encyclopedia, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Die homerische Gesellschaft: Materialien zur analytischen Beschreibung und historischen Lokalisierung

The American Journal of Philology, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Production, Trade, and Consumption in Greek Democracy

Hammer/A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Works and days. English

This new, annotated translation of Hesiod's Works and Days is a collaboration between David W... more This new, annotated translation of Hesiod's Works and Days is a collaboration between David W. Tandy, a classicist, and Walter Neale, an economist and economic historian. Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose Works and Days discusses agricultural practices and society in general. Classicists and ancient historians have turned to Works and Days for its insights on Greek mythology and religion. The poem also sheds light on economic history and ancient agriculture, and is a good resource for social scientists interested in these areas. This translation emphasizes the activities and problems of a practicing agriculturist as well as the larger, changing political and economic institutions of the early archaic period.The authors provide a clear, accurate translation along with notes aimed at a broad audience. The introductory essay discusses the changing economic, political and trading world of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., while the notes present the range and possible me...

Research paper thumbnail of Polanyi's Distinctive Approach to Social Analysis and the Case of Ancient Greece: Ideas, Criticisms, Consequences

From Political Economy to Anthropology, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistory And History

Research paper thumbnail of From political economy to anthropology : situating economic life in past societies

We may not be able to make you love reading, but from political economy to anthropology situating... more We may not be able to make you love reading, but from political economy to anthropology situating economic life in past societies will lead you to love reading starting from now. Book is the window to open the new world. The world that you want is in the better stage and level. World will always guide you to even the prestige stage of the life. You know, this is some of how reading will give you the kindness. In this case, more books you read more knowledge you know, but it can mean also the bore is full.

Research paper thumbnail of THE EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY IN ATHENS - (C.) Taylor Poverty, Wealth, and Well-Being. Experiencing Penia in Democratic Athens. Pp. xvi + 309, figs, ills, map. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Cased, £75, US$105. ISBN: 978-0-19-878693-1

The Classical Review

prise or deceive the enemy, and argues that deceptive behaviour ‘became the explicit advice of mi... more prise or deceive the enemy, and argues that deceptive behaviour ‘became the explicit advice of military thinkers of the fourth century’ (p. 91) and thus made its way into the tactical treatises of the late Classical period. Chapter 4 addresses the question of the deployment of troops in battle order, including detailed considerations about the position of light troops and cavalry, the particular formations, the distribution of positions of honour (with discussions of the relevance of the right wing and of the othismós) and the depth of the line. Chapter 5 discusses tactical manoeuvres. K. presents the chaotic circumstances of the battlefield and the various factors that hindered the control of the battle by the commander, concluding that controlling an amateur militia of Greek citizen-soldiers was an almost impossible task. He analyses under that light the development of selected or elite units for specific tasks and stresses that there was room for tactical actions during the battle, a reaction on the spot to the battle plan of the enemy. The final chapter addresses important topics such as the ‘collapse’ of the line, the factors that forced one side to turn back and flee and the pursuit, which K. presents not only as a common feature in hoplite battles, but also as the final goal of all the tactical planning developed in the previous stages (p. 194). In his opinion, the aftermath of the battle and its ‘last rites’ (the tropaion, the truce to recover the dead) intended to assert the verdict of the battle and to force the losing side to acknowledge the result, actions that must be read in cultural terms as a way to materialise the temporary superiority of a community over the other. The book is a very thorough and coherent analysis of a controversial question, carefully argued and heavily supported by literary evidence. K. commands both the modern literature and the main Classical sources on the topic, which allows him to present a vast amount of data integrated in detailed discussions and fresh reflections on every aspect of the Greek (approach to) battle. This monograph will certainly contribute to fuel the endless debate on the nature of Greek warfare.

Research paper thumbnail of markets and fairs, Greek

Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Lysias 1: a note on a text's background and background noise

Classical Bulletin a Journal of International Scholarship and Special Topics Since 1925, 2005

Información del artículo Lysias 1: a note on a text&amp;#x27;s background and background noise.

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistory and history : ethnicity, class and political economy

Black Rose Books, 2001

... topology: Situating Economic Life in Past Societies, and author of Warriors into Traders: The... more ... topology: Situating Economic Life in Past Societies, and author of Warriors into Traders: The Power of the Market in Early Greece (University of California Press, 1997), which focuses on the role of the ... Group identity, whether we treat it terms of status, class, or ethnicity, is the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Livestock

The Homer Encyclopedia, Dec 15, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of <i>The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World</i> (review)

American Journal of Philology, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Warriors into traders: the power of the market in early Greece

Choice Reviews Online, Apr 1, 1998

... members of the community&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; (p. 126)-that is, the advent of private pr... more ... members of the community&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; (p. 126)-that is, the advent of private property-but the differential distribution of this property led to ... status, while the inclusion among grave goods of &amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;culinary equip-ment&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; (eg, spits and firedogs) in graves at Argos, Kavousi, Paphos, Salamis, Patriki ...

Research paper thumbnail of Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy

The American Historical Review, Apr 1, 2009

... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPE... more ... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 12(1–3) Page 2. ... The olive tree becomes the focus of discussion only at the end of the chapter, after a lengthy treatment of the households. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Taxes, taxes, taxes

Research paper thumbnail of In Hesiod’s World

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2018

A close analysis of Hesiod’s scheme of production indicates that he is pursuing “extensive surplu... more A close analysis of Hesiod’s scheme of production indicates that he is pursuing “extensive surplus-generating agriculture.” Thus, Hesiod is indistinguishable on a rhythmic agricultural basis from the basilēes of the Homeric epics and of his own poems. Hesiod manages the labor of slaves and other dependent workers, and his interests are in opposition to those who provide labor and value to the production process. A second divide is discernible between the polis and its basilēes on the one side and on the other all those out in Ascra who are subject to both a market disadvantage and a judicial process that is being expanded by the urban basilēes. These simultaneous divisions contribute to the ambiguous picture of Hesiod as both large landowner/exploiter and peasant/exploited. Sympotic adaptations of Works and Days meant that ancient reception of the poem seems to have been restricted to the first picture only.

Research paper thumbnail of Agriculture

The Homer Encyclopedia, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture

Retour page d'accueil Chercher, sur, Tous les supports. Retour page d'accueil, Plus de ... more Retour page d'accueil Chercher, sur, Tous les supports. Retour page d'accueil, Plus de 1.616.000 de titres à notre catalogue ! Notice. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy

The American Historical Review, 2009

... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPE... more ... Lin Foxhall, Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece: Seeking the Ancient Economy. ... 260 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 12(1–3) Page 2. ... The olive tree becomes the focus of discussion only at the end of the chapter, after a lengthy treatment of the households. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Economy

The Homer Encyclopedia, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Die homerische Gesellschaft: Materialien zur analytischen Beschreibung und historischen Lokalisierung

The American Journal of Philology, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Production, Trade, and Consumption in Greek Democracy

Hammer/A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Works and days. English

This new, annotated translation of Hesiod's Works and Days is a collaboration between David W... more This new, annotated translation of Hesiod's Works and Days is a collaboration between David W. Tandy, a classicist, and Walter Neale, an economist and economic historian. Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose Works and Days discusses agricultural practices and society in general. Classicists and ancient historians have turned to Works and Days for its insights on Greek mythology and religion. The poem also sheds light on economic history and ancient agriculture, and is a good resource for social scientists interested in these areas. This translation emphasizes the activities and problems of a practicing agriculturist as well as the larger, changing political and economic institutions of the early archaic period.The authors provide a clear, accurate translation along with notes aimed at a broad audience. The introductory essay discusses the changing economic, political and trading world of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., while the notes present the range and possible me...

Research paper thumbnail of Polanyi's Distinctive Approach to Social Analysis and the Case of Ancient Greece: Ideas, Criticisms, Consequences

From Political Economy to Anthropology, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistory And History

Research paper thumbnail of From political economy to anthropology : situating economic life in past societies

We may not be able to make you love reading, but from political economy to anthropology situating... more We may not be able to make you love reading, but from political economy to anthropology situating economic life in past societies will lead you to love reading starting from now. Book is the window to open the new world. The world that you want is in the better stage and level. World will always guide you to even the prestige stage of the life. You know, this is some of how reading will give you the kindness. In this case, more books you read more knowledge you know, but it can mean also the bore is full.

Research paper thumbnail of THE EXPERIENCE OF POVERTY IN ATHENS - (C.) Taylor Poverty, Wealth, and Well-Being. Experiencing Penia in Democratic Athens. Pp. xvi + 309, figs, ills, map. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Cased, £75, US$105. ISBN: 978-0-19-878693-1

The Classical Review

prise or deceive the enemy, and argues that deceptive behaviour ‘became the explicit advice of mi... more prise or deceive the enemy, and argues that deceptive behaviour ‘became the explicit advice of military thinkers of the fourth century’ (p. 91) and thus made its way into the tactical treatises of the late Classical period. Chapter 4 addresses the question of the deployment of troops in battle order, including detailed considerations about the position of light troops and cavalry, the particular formations, the distribution of positions of honour (with discussions of the relevance of the right wing and of the othismós) and the depth of the line. Chapter 5 discusses tactical manoeuvres. K. presents the chaotic circumstances of the battlefield and the various factors that hindered the control of the battle by the commander, concluding that controlling an amateur militia of Greek citizen-soldiers was an almost impossible task. He analyses under that light the development of selected or elite units for specific tasks and stresses that there was room for tactical actions during the battle, a reaction on the spot to the battle plan of the enemy. The final chapter addresses important topics such as the ‘collapse’ of the line, the factors that forced one side to turn back and flee and the pursuit, which K. presents not only as a common feature in hoplite battles, but also as the final goal of all the tactical planning developed in the previous stages (p. 194). In his opinion, the aftermath of the battle and its ‘last rites’ (the tropaion, the truce to recover the dead) intended to assert the verdict of the battle and to force the losing side to acknowledge the result, actions that must be read in cultural terms as a way to materialise the temporary superiority of a community over the other. The book is a very thorough and coherent analysis of a controversial question, carefully argued and heavily supported by literary evidence. K. commands both the modern literature and the main Classical sources on the topic, which allows him to present a vast amount of data integrated in detailed discussions and fresh reflections on every aspect of the Greek (approach to) battle. This monograph will certainly contribute to fuel the endless debate on the nature of Greek warfare.

Research paper thumbnail of markets and fairs, Greek

Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Lysias 1: a note on a text's background and background noise

Classical Bulletin a Journal of International Scholarship and Special Topics Since 1925, 2005

Información del artículo Lysias 1: a note on a text&amp;#x27;s background and background noise.

Research paper thumbnail of Traders in the Ancient Mediterranean

Traders in the Ancient Mediterranean takes a diachronic view of the Mediterranean trader from the... more Traders in the Ancient Mediterranean takes a diachronic view of the Mediterranean trader from the Late Bronze Age through the Roman Imperial period, in an attempt to identify individual behavior and economic choice. The five scholars whose work is presented here, cunningly map ancient trading behavior and in so doing offer a framework on which to hang ancient Mediterranean buying, selling, and transporting of goods.