From the Ptolemies to the Romans: Political and Economic Change in Egypt

ISBN-13: 9781108816397 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 363 str.

Andrew Monson

Opis

Historians, classicists, Egyptologists, and social scientists will discover in this book how the Ptolemies and the Romans transformed Egypt's traditional agrarian institutions and social structure. The analysis weaves political and economic theory with evidence from contracts, tax records and official documents to determine what influence politics had on the economy.

Recenzje

'[Monson] has given us a well-balanced analysis of this important political period in Egyptian history. By taking into account the interplay of the various determinants for change rather than establishing the one determinant, he provides a more convincing picture of Egypt's transition to a Roman province that will be the model for years to come.' Arthur Verhoogt, Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists

Spis treści

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.