{"product_id":"9783031940293","title":"Legal and Economic Practice in the Roman World Perspectives on Standardization and Localism","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Ancient Economies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLegal and Economic Practice in the Roman World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerspectives on Standardization and Localism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEmilia Mataix Ferrándiz | Koenraad Verboven\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economic History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThese edited volumes examine the legal and economic world of the Romans through concepts, structures, and objects that reveal practices of standardization and localism. They explore the myriad ways in which the Roman Empire became an integrated political, social and economic system. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eSplit across two volumes, the collection addresses the dynamic interaction between Rome and its provinces in developing institutions crucial to societal and economic development.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt challenges notions of uniformity, demonstrating how tensions between imperial standardization and local cultures could both drive innovative legal and economic practices and hinder empire-wide integration. The chapters explore broad questions from various disciplinary perspectives, including ancient economic history, law, papyrology, epigraphy and archaeology. Contributions cover diverse topics such as weights, measures, and coinage, legal practices, taxation, and cultural symbols. Each chapter investigates how, even as local communities adopted practices associated with Rome as a ruling power, local customs could, in turn, influence practices across the Empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eBy illuminating these reciprocal relationships, these books recontextualize Roman standardization—not merely as a tool of imperial domination but as evidence of diverse socioeconomic practices and cross-cultural exchanges. They will be a valuable resource for scholars of ancient economic history, classical archaeology, and ancient law, as well as anyone interested in the economy and culture of Ancient Rome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEmilia Mataix Ferrándiz \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eis a Ramón y Cajal tenure track lecturer at the International university of Catalonia (Barcelona). Previously, she has held postdoctoral positions at the Universities of the Basque Country (Spain), Ghent,\u003cspan style=\"background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003e Helsinki and the Käte Hamburger kolleg Münster. She has a\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003ePhD in Roman law and a second PhD in roman archaeology. She has published extensively on Roman law and its maritime and commercial focus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eKoenraad Verboven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e is professor of Ancient History at the University of Ghent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eHe specializes in ancient social and economic history, and has a particular interest in monetary history and numismatics, friendship and patronage based networks, professional associations (\u003cem\u003ecollegia\u003c\/em\u003e), and the application of economic theories in historical research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031940293\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple \/ component \/ retail \/ product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452644724876,"sku":"9783031940293","price":251.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031940293_f78ec092-b75f-4ccf-9e8e-14698fdc6d1f.jpg?v=1780599731","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031940293","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}