The Economy of Ancient Egypt : State, Administration, Institutions / Mahmoud Ezzamel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ezzamel, Mahmoud, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge Explorations in Economic History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Economic conditions--History.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 406 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Mahmoud Ezzamel is Distinguished Research Professor at IE University, Madrid, Spain. He is the author of many books, including Accounting and Order (Routledge, 2012) and has published extensively in leading organisation and management studies journals. His interdisciplinary work on accounting, management and economic history draws on insights from social theory and anthropology. He is the recipient of the 2009 Hourglass Award from the Academy of Accounting Historians.

Contents:

IntroductionPART I :THE EMERGENCE OF THE EGYPTIAN STATE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS1.Concepts of 'the state' and ancient Egypt2.The administrative field of power3.The administrative field, symbolic power and social connectivityPART II:THE INTERNAL ECONOMY OF EGYPT4.The Egyptian economy: The debate5.The economic resources of the state: Taxation6.Labour, the state and RedistributionPART III:THE STATE ECONOMY: EXTERNAL RESOURCES7.International trade8.International relations and the economy of the gift9.The economy of war booty and tributePART IV: THE PRIVATE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY10. Barter, money and private trade11.Private exchange in close-knit communities and sociability12.Private exchange in Deir el-Medina and sociable markets

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed July 27, 2024).

ISBN:

9781003429012

1003429017

9781040113165

1040113168

9781040113189

1040113184

Publisher Number:

40032440126

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.