From the Ptolemies to the Romans [electronic resource] : political and economic change in Egypt / Andrew Monson.
"This book gives a structured account of Egypt's transition from Ptolemaic to Roman rule by identifying key relationships between ecology, land tenure, taxation, administration and politics. It introduces theoretical perspectives from the social sciences and subjects them to empirical scrutiny using...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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From the Ptolemies to the Romans: Political and Economic Change in Egypt |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The political economy of Egypt; 2. Geography and population; Part II. The Land Tenure Regime: 3. The regionalism of land tenure; 4. The continuity of agrarian institutions; Part III. Fiscal and Administrative Reforms: 5. Land taxation and the economy; 6. Administration and redistribution; Part IV. The Politics of Economic Change: 7. The impact of empire; 8. Conclusion.