The Ties That Bind by Ryosuke Takahashi
Brand: University of London
Product Description
An intimate insight into the lives of twelve families in the Ancient Egyptian village of Tebtunis. Tebtunis an ancient village formerly located in lower Egypt is one of the most enduring subjects of study from the civilizations Roman era. This fascinating volume details a dozen newlydiscovered family papers that have survived from the second century AD. Belonging to families of various different classes this unique documentation provides a rare opportunity to explore how local elites under Roman rule exploited their wealth in the countryside and interacted with its rural inhabitants. Ties That Bind is the first book to investigate these family papers holistically focusing on the economic activities in which the families engaged land leases loans in cash and kind and the employment of managers and laborers on landed estates. This study also addresses strategy and decisionmaking among both elite families and villagers the complexity of interfamilial relationships and the implications of this social networking. This microhistorical study elucidates the diversity of socioeconomic life in a village where no single family dominated. show more
Condition : New
Author : Ryosuke Takahashi
Weight : 508
Publisher : University Of London
Language : English
EAN : 9781905670918
ISBN10 : 1905670915
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20190614
Place of Publication : United Kingdom
Pagination : 208 Pages 1 Map 13 Illustrations 18 Tables 5 Diagrams 37 Illustrations Unspecified
Dimensions : 170 X 243 X 18