Agriculture in Egypt, From Pharaonic to Modern Times by Alan K Bowman

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From the Pharaohs to the United Arab Republic of the present day, Egypt's agriculture has been subject to very different forms of political power and organization. The papers in this volume draw on the abundant documentary and archaeological evidence to analyse and compare the patterns of agricultural exploitation across historical periods (including Ptolemaic, Roman, and Ottoman times).

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Agriculture in Egypt, From Pharaonic to Modern Times by Alan K Bowman

From the Pharaohs to the United Arab Republic of the present day, Egypt's agriculture has been subject to very different forms of political power and organization. The papers in this volume draw on the abundant documentary and archaeological evidence to analyse and compare the patterns of agricultural exploitation across historical periods (including Ptolemaic, Roman, and Ottoman times).
Bowman and Rogan, representing Graeco-Roman Egypt and Islamic Egypt, have brought together in this volume an excellent group of studies on the management of land in Egypt * TG.H. James, Times Literary Supplement, 02/07/99 *
For anyone who has had reason to study the life of an Egyptian small farmer ... the picture evoked by this ancient text will resonate strongly ... * T.G.H. James, Times Literaty Supplement, 02/07/99 *

Alan K. Bowman is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Oxford.

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ISBN 13 9780197261835
ISBN 10 0197261833
Title Agriculture in Egypt, From Pharaonic to Modern Times
Author Alan K Bowman
Series Proceedings Of The British Academy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1999-04-29
Number of pages 456
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