The Economy of Ancient Egypt

Taking ancient records as the starting point for analysis, this book theorises the state, administration and economy of ancient Egypt. The Egyptian state is theorised as an administrative field of material and symbolic powers with emphasis upon the latter because it has received scant attention in Egyptology.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

Introduction PART I : THE EMERGENCE OF THE EGYPTIAN STATE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS 1. Concepts of the state and ancient Egypt 2. The administrative field of power 3. The administrative field, symbolic power and social connectivity PART II: THE INTERNAL ECONOMY OF EGYPT 4. The Egyptian economy: The debate 5. Economic resources of the state: Taxation 6. Labour, the state and Redistribution PART III: THE STATE ECONOMY: EXTERNAL RESOURCES 7. International trade 8. International relations and the economy of the gift 9. The economy of war booty and tribute PART IV: THE PRIVATE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY **10. Barter, money and private trade 11. Private exchange in close-knit community and sociability 12.** Private exchange in Deir el-Medina and sociable markets