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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Katherine Blouin (Associate Professor in Greek and Roman History, Associate Professor in Greek and Roman History, University of Toronto)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.686kg ISBN: 9780199688722ISBN 10: 0199688729 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 31 July 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Figures ; List of Tables ; Maps ; Introduction ; I: THE MENDESIAN NOME IN CONTEXT ; 1. Hydrological Context ; 2. Evidence ; 3. The Pre-Roman Mendesian Nome ; II: THE MENDESIAN LANDSCAPE UNDER ROMAN RULE ; 4. Topography and Administrative Geography ; 5. Land Categories ; III: 'LE BEAU RISQUE': SOCIETY, THE STATE, AND THE LAND ; 6. How Many Baskets for One's Eggs? Agricultural Diversification and Fiscality ; 7. In the Heart of the Fringe: The Socio-Economics of Marginal Land ; IV: AUTOPSY OF A REGION IN CRISIS ; 8. 'Ruined, they took flight': Mendesian anachoresis ; 9. The Boukoloi Uprising ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; IndexReviewsThis is not only an excellent addition to the OSRE series, but also an important work in the scholarship of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, and to ancient economic, enviromental, and social history in general. * Matt Gibbs, Hermathena * the book is of import to anyone interested in how the physical environment shapes economic, social, and cultural concerns in Egypt and beyond. Scholars in different fields will surely benefit from Blouin's contribution to and her reshaping of this timely and ongoing discussion. * Eleni Manolaraki, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Blouin's work is exemplary of the new Papyrology and is very well contextualized within the New Environmental History. * J.G. Manning, Topoi 20 * highly recommend this book to anyone interested in agricultural regimes * Penelope Wilson, Phoenix * In this well-structured and reader-friendly book, Blouin has placed our understanding of the Roman Nile Delta on an entirely more secure footing. * Jane Rowlandson, Journal of Roman Studies * the book is of import to anyone interested in how the physical environment shapes economic, social, and cultural concerns in Egypt and beyond. Scholars in different fields will surely benefit from Blouin's contribution to and her reshaping of this timely and ongoing discussion. Eleni Manolaraki, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Author InformationKatherine Blouin is Associate Professor in Greek and Roman History at the University of Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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