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From the Ptolemies to the Romans : Political and Economic Change in Egypt.
Compares how two different political regimes shaped the structure and performance of the agrarian economy in Egypt.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; FROM THE PTOLEMIES TO THE ROMANS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; Abbreviations and notes on the text; Greek and Egyptian words; Money and measures; Map of Egypt; PART I: Introduction; CHAPTER 1: The political economy of Egypt; INTRODUCTION; THE AGRARIAN ECONOMY; FROM PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN RULE; THE ECONOMICS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS; POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE AND MODELS; CHAPTER 2: Geography and population; INTRODUCTION; ESTIMATING POPULATION DENSITY; THE ANCIENT EVIDENCE; COMPARISONS WITH MODERN EGYPT; AGRICULTURAL GEOGRAPHY.