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). Among important themes discussed are: the changing composition of agrarian elites, relationships between state, landholders and peasants, the impact of commercialization on the rural economy, technology, irrigation and water control, and changes in crop patterns and production. This volume's comparativist approach to the subject is crucial in crossing the linguistic and historical barriers between the different eras in Egypt's agrarian history.
Reviews
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 * T.G.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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780197261835
Author Alan K. Bowman
Format Hardback
Page Count 456
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 873g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 161mm * 42mm