Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World
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Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World by Jelle Bruning
The first volume to map the interregional political, economic and cultural networks in which Egypt functioned as it was transformed from a Graeco-Roman to an Arabic-Islamic region. Brings together a wide range of disciplines, serving historians of late antiquity and Islam, archaeologists and papyrologists.
'… provides a very good insight into the interconnectedness of Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean region over a long period of time' H-Soz-Kult
'(these essays) open a window on an important period of transition in Egyptian history.' Ancient Egypt Magazine
'The chapters of the book are written by specialists who draw on a wide range of archaeological and textual sources. … Careful editing also contributes to the beauty of the book. It contains informative (and partly colored) graphs and tables, and a detailed overall index with names, places, and subjects.' Lucian Reinfandt, Journal of Near Eastern Studies
'(these essays) open a window on an important period of transition in Egyptian history.' Ancient Egypt Magazine
'The chapters of the book are written by specialists who draw on a wide range of archaeological and textual sources. … Careful editing also contributes to the beauty of the book. It contains informative (and partly colored) graphs and tables, and a detailed overall index with names, places, and subjects.' Lucian Reinfandt, Journal of Near Eastern Studies
Jelle Bruning is a University Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University. He is the author of The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750 (2018). Janneke H. M. de Jong is a classicist and ancient historian with as expertise Greek papyrology. Her current research includes the social organization of the tax system of Aphrodito in the early Islamic period, and the preparation of editions of Greek papyri from late Byzantine and early Islamic Egypt. Petra M. Sijpesteijn is Professor of Arabic at Leiden University. She has published various academic and popular books and articles on the daily life experience of Muslims and non-Muslims in the caliphate.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009170017 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009170015 |
| Title | Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World |
| Author | Jelle Bruning |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 450 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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