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Genre/Form: | History |
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Named Person: | Ptolemaic dynasty; Ptolemaic dynasty |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Sitta von Reden |
ISBN: | 9780521852647 0521852641 |
OCLC Number: | 1158638694 |
Notes: | kh2018. |
Description: | xx, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction; 1. Questions and issues; 2. The historical background; Part I. Money and Coinage: 1. The money of the King; 2. Monetising the countryside; Part II. Cash and Kind: 3. Taxes; 4. Bronze and silver; 5. Rents; 6. Wages; Part III. Debt and Credit: 7. Formal loans (List 1-2); 8. Extending the credit economy (Lists 3-5); 9. Leases and labour contracts; 10. Credit in a social context; Part IV. Banking: 11. Banks and money supply; 12. Banking and business; Conclusion; Appendices. |
Responsibility: | Sitta von Reden. |
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'Sitta von Reden's book deals with a well defined topic and combines numismatic and papyrological evidence in an interesting and illuminating way. ... This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the economy of third century BC Ptolemaic Egypt.' De novis libris iudicia 'The information and interpretations that [von Reden] provides here will be a welcome reference to many historians, and her work will spark the interest of scholars to further our knowledge of this period as well as subsequent periods of the Ptolemaic economy.' The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists Read more...
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