| Description |
1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations, tables, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy
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Oxford studies on the Roman economy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Using papyri and other sources documenting the Mendesian Nome, a district of the North-Eastern Nile Delta, this volume investigates the complex networks of relationships between Mendesian environments, socio-economic dynamics, and agro-fiscal policies in the Roman period. |
| Contents |
The Mendesian Nome in context -- The Mendesian landscape under Roman rule -- 'Le beau risque': society, the state, and the land -- Autopsy of a region in crisis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Egypt -- History -- Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- 332 B.C.-638 A.D.
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Egypt -- Environmental conditions -- History.
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Egypt. |
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Environmental conditions. |
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History. |
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Land use -- Egypt -- History.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Egypt.
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Land use. |
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects. |
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt. |
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Civilization. |
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Ecology. |
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History & Archaeology. |
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Regions & Countries -- Africa. |
| Chronological Term |
332 B.C.-640 A.D. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Title |
Environment, society, and the state in the Nile Delta under Roman rule |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Blouin, Katherine. Triangular landscapes : environment, society, and the state in the Nile Delta under Roman rule. Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014 xvii, 429 pages Oxford studies on the Roman economy. 9780199688722 |
| ISBN |
9780191002397 (e-book) |
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0191002399 (e-book) |
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0199688729 |
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9780199688722 |
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132202331X |
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9781322023311 |
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9780191767876 |
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0191767875 |
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9780199688722 (print) |
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