The Economy of Ancient Egypt : State, Administration, Institutions (Hardcover)

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