The social context of technological change : Egypt and the Near East, 1650-1550 BC : proceedings of a conference held at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford 12-14 September 2000 /
: x, 273 pages, [4] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 1842170503
Wool economy in the ancient near east and the aegean : from the beginnings of sheep husbandry to institutional textile industry /
: The Present volume gatherstogether the contributions presented at the European science foundation exploratory wirkshop on wool economy in ancient near east and the aegean : from the beginnings of sheep husbandry to institutional textile industry, which took place in nanterre, november 7-10, 2012-foreword. : viii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781782976318
The cost of death : the social and economic value of ancient Egyptian funerary art in the Ramesside period /
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CD-ROM includes JPEG illustrations.
Revision of thesis, Johns Hopkins University, 2002. :
xv, 509 pages, [7] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 27 cm+ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789062582228
The treasures of Alexander the Great : how one man's wealth shaped the world /
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"War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth from the vanquished to the victor. Invasions, sieges, massacres, annexations, and mass deportations all redistributed property with dramatic consequences for kings and commoners alike. No conqueror ever captured more people or property in so short a lifetime than Alexander the Great in the late fourth century BC. For all its savagery, the creation of Alexander's empire has generally been hailed as a positive economic event for all concerned. Even those harshly critical of Alexander today tend to praise his plundering of Persia as a means of liberating the moribund resources of the East. To test this popular interpretation, The Treasures of Alexander the Great investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by the Macedonian king, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's wealth and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality. Though Alexander owed his vast fortune to war, battle also distracted him from competently managing his spoils and much was wasted, embezzled, deliberately destroyed, or idled unprofitably. The Treasures of Alexander the Great provides a long-overdue and accessible account of Alexander's wealth and its enormous impact on the ancient world"--
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xcii, 295 pages ; 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9780199950966
Socio-economic aspects of late Roman mosaic pavements in Phoenicia and Northern Palestine /
: "The present book began its life as an Oxford DPhil thesis, completed in 2000"--Acknowledgements. : 289 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9781407311487
Forging urban solidarities : Ottoman Aleppo 1640-1700 /
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As with most empires of the Early Modern period (1500-1800), the Ottomans mobilized human and material resources for warmaking on a scale that was vast and unprecedented. The present volume examines the direct and indirect effects of warmaking on Aleppo, an important Ottoman administrative center and Levantine trading city, as the empire engaged in multiple conflicts, including wars with Venice (1644-69), Poland (1672-76) and the Hapsburg Empire (1663-64, 1683-99). Focusing on urban institutions such as residential quarters, military garrisons, and guilds, and using intensively the records of local law courts, the study explores how the routinization of direct imperial taxes and the assimilation of soldiers to civilian life challenged - and reshaped - the city's social and political order.
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1 online resource. :
9789004193307 :
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