Fragile Hierarchies

Fragile Hierarchies
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9789047417590
ISBN-13 : 9047417593
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Book Synopsis Fragile Hierarchies by : Laurens Tacoma

Download or read book Fragile Hierarchies written by Laurens Tacoma and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fragile Hierarchies deals with the world of the urban elites of third century Roman Egypt. It discusses economic, social and demographic aspects of the position of the elites of the small towns that dotted the Nile. The work combines analysis of Greek papyri with modelling techniques used in ancient history. The first part of the book analyses patterns of urbanisation, property relations and their consequences for elite formation. The second part discusses demographic aspects, patterns of inheritance and their consequences for continuity and discontinuity. The central argument of the book is that a strong social and economic hierarchy occurred side by side with a dynamic pattern of elite renewal.


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