Agriculture and the Origins of the State in Ancient Egypt

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-154

  Allen, Robert C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE ADOPTION; HISTORICAL STUDY; POPULATION CONTROL; STATE FORMATION;

EGYPT;

EID: 0031465689     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1997.0673     Document Type: Article

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