The State in Ancient Egypt: Power, Challenges and Dynamics

Author:   Dr Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia (University Paris-Sorbonne, France)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350074996


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 September 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dr Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia (University Paris-Sorbonne, France)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781350074996


ISBN 10:   1350074993
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 September 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Foreword Chapter 2: State theory, archaeology and the pharaonic states Chapter 3: Integrating spaces Chapter 4: Managing resources Chapter 5: Co-opting leaders Chapter 6: Hidden forces? Invisible actors and their impact on the state Chapter 7: Building up authority Chapter 8: Building statehood through culture Chapter 9: Socio-political change and the state Chapter 10: The pharaonic state(s) in comparative perspective Bibliography Index

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In his wide-ranging and learned research, Moreno Garcia interrogates and rejects the anomalous status of ancient Egypt. Let new comparative studies continue. * Norman Yoffee, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, USA * A must read for all social science and comparative historians but also for those general readers interested in the latest analysis of Egyptian history. * J.G. Manning, Professor of History and Classics, Yale University, USA *


This fascinating discussion provides much food for thought. * Ancient Egypt * In his wide-ranging and learned research, Moreno García interrogates and rejects the ""anomalous"" status of ancient Egypt. Let new comparative studies continue. * Norman Yoffee, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, USA * A must read for all social science and comparative historians but also for those general readers interested in the latest analysis of Egyptian history. * J.G. Manning, Professor of History and Classics, Yale University, USA *


"This fascinating discussion provides much food for thought. * Ancient Egypt * In his wide-ranging and learned research, Moreno García interrogates and rejects the ""anomalous"" status of ancient Egypt. Let new comparative studies continue. * Norman Yoffee, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, USA * A must read for all social science and comparative historians but also for those general readers interested in the latest analysis of Egyptian history. * J.G. Manning, Professor of History and Classics, Yale University, USA *"


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Juan Carlos Moreno García is Senior Researcher at the CNRS, Paris-Sorbonne University and Invited Lecturer at the École Normale Supérieure, France. He has published extensively on pharaonic administration and socio-economic history, and his books include Dynamics of Production in the Ancient Near East, 1300–500 BC (2016) and Ancient Egyptian Administration (2013).

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