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This history of land tenure under the Ptolemies explores the relationship between the new Ptolemaic state and the ancient traditions of landholding and tenure. Departing from the traditional emphasis on the Fayyum, it offers a coherent framework for understanding the structure of the Ptolemaic state, and thus of the economy as a whole. Drawing on both Greek and demotic papyri, as well as hieroglyphic inscriptions and theories taken from the social sciences, Professor Manning argues that the traditional central state 'despotic' model of the Egyptian economy is insufficient. The result is a subtler picture of the complex relationship between the demands of the new state and the ancient, locally organized social structure of Egypt. By revealing the dynamics between central and local power in Egypt, the book shows that Ptolemaic economic power ultimately shaped Roman Egyptian social and economic institutions.

Egyptian language. --- Land tenure. --- Ptolemaic dynasty. --- Real property. --- Land tenure --- Egyptian language --- Real property --- Business & Economics --- Real Estate, Housing & Land Use --- History --- Papyri, Demotic --- Ptolemaic dynasty, --- Egypt --- Economic conditions --- Antiguidade. --- Civilização egípcia (aspectos econômicos) --- Grundeigentum. --- Papyrus. --- Verwaltung. --- Grondbezit. --- Pacht. --- Politieke structuur. --- Ptolemaeën. --- Sociaal-economische aspecten. --- Papyri, Demotic. --- History. --- Egito Ptolomaico. --- Demotisch. --- Ägypten --- Arts and Humanities --- Civilização egípcia (aspectos econômicos). --- Ägypten . --- Cadastral surveys --- Catastral surveys --- Freehold --- Limitations (Law) --- Property, Real --- Real estate --- Real estate law --- Realty --- Demotic writing --- Manuscripts, Demotic (Papyri) --- Agrarian tenure --- Feudal tenure --- Land ownership --- Land question --- Landownership --- Tenure of land --- Law and legislation --- Egypte --- Ägypten --- Egitto --- Egipet --- Egiptos --- Miṣr --- Southern Region (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Region (United Arab Republic) --- Iqlīm al-Janūbī (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Territory (United Arab Republic) --- Egipat --- Arab Republic of Egypt --- A.R.E. --- ARE (Arab Republic of Egypt) --- Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah --- Mitsrayim --- Egipt --- Ijiptʻŭ --- Misri --- Ancient Egypt --- Gouvernement royal égyptien --- Property --- Rent --- Land use, Rural --- Land, Nationalization of --- Landowners --- Serfdom --- Égypte --- جمهورية مصر العربية --- مِصر‎ --- مَصر‎ --- Maṣr --- Khēmi --- エジプト --- Ejiputo --- Egypti --- Egypten --- מצרים --- United Arab Republic --- Ptolemaic dynasty --- Papyri [Demotic ] --- Sources --- 332 B.C.-638 A.D.