The Scale And Nature Of The Late Bronze Age Economies Of Egypt And Cyprus

The Aim Of This Study Is To Interpret The Scale And Nature Of The Economy Of The Eastern Mediterranean In The Latter Period Of The LbaIt Does This By Using AQuantitative Approach That Estimates The Size Of The Workforce Required To Meet Basic Needs food, Clothing, And Shelter And State NeedsThe Quantitative Findings Are Used To Assess The Proportion Of The Workforce Dedicated To Basic And Nonbasic Activities Of Lba Cyprus And Nk Egypt, Based On The Food Required To Support AWorker And His DependantsThis Allows The Assessment Of The Relative Economic Strengths Of Each Region, The Extent To Which Their Economies Were Embedded Within Their Culture, And Their Economic Interactions With Other Lba Eastern Mediterranean States.
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