WOE TO THE DEFEATED –  ECONOMY AND SOCIAL RELATIONS  IN THE LA TÈNE CULTURE Cover Image

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WOE TO THE DEFEATED – ECONOMY AND SOCIAL RELATIONS IN THE LA TÈNE CULTURE

Author(s): Tomasz Gralak
Subject(s): History, Economic history, Social history
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: La Tène culture; economy; social relations; exchange; structural violence

Summary/Abstract: The economy of any community depends on the values which are considered to be the most important. Social organization and technologies are subordinated to their implementation. In traditional societies, including people of the La Tène culture, the most significant issues concerned the status of individuals and the resulting interpersonal relations. The position in rank was manifested and gained through participation in military expeditions. The economy was subordinated to military action. Nonetheless, new technologies and financial solutions created opportunities for military success. This, however, has its price in enormous social inequalities and almost permanent war.

  • Issue Year: 26/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 59-87
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish