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Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt
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Title
Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt / Benjamin Kelly.
ISBN
9780199599615 (cloth : alk. paper)
0199599610 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
xvii, 427 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 31, 2012
Series
Oxford studies in ancient documents
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-404) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction
Petitions and social history
Legal control in Roman Egypt
Who used the justice system?
Political ideologies in the legal realm
Hierarchy and group solidarity
Private dispute resolution and the shadow of the law
Vexatious and vexing litigation
Conclusions.
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