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Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt

Title
Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt [electronic resource] / Benjamin Kelly.
Author
Kelly, Benjamin.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Description
1 online resource (xvii, 427 p.) : ill., maps.
Series Statement
Oxford studies in ancient documents
Uniform Title
  • Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt (Online)
  • Oxford studies in ancient documents.
Alternative Title
Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt (Online)
Subject
  • Justice, Administration of (Roman law)
  • Actions and defenses (Roman law)
  • Social control > Egypt > History > To 1500
  • Egyptian law
  • Criminal law > Egypt > History
  • Arsinoite Nome (Egypt)
  • Egypt > Social life and customs > To 332 B.C
Note
  • Note 23 on page 252 refers to a Brooklyn papyrus.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-404) and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2011294209
OCLC
ssj0000628550
Author
Kelly, Benjamin.
Title
Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt [electronic resource] / Benjamin Kelly.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series
Oxford studies in ancient documents
Oxford studies in ancient documents.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-404) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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