{"product_id":"the-family-in-roman-egypt-a-comparative-approach-to-intergenerational-solidarity-and-conflict-paperback-9781108438698","title":"The Family in Roman Egypt; A Comparative Approach to Intergenerational Solidarity and Conflict (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108438698","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Family in Roman Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Comparative Approach to Intergenerational Solidarity and Conflict\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the role of the family in the Roman province of Egypt drawing on a wide range of sources.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSabine R. Huebner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108438698, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 October 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e274 pages, 1 map  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'(An) absorbing study.' Ancient Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study captures the dynamics of the everyday family life of the common people in Roman Egypt, a social strata that constituted the vast majority of any pre-modern society but rarely figures in ancient sources or in modern scholarship. The documentary papyri and, above all, the private letters and the census returns provide us with a wealth of information on these people not available for any other region of the ancient Mediterranean. The book discusses such things as family composition and household size, and the differences between urban and rural families, exploring what can be ascribed to cultural patterns, economic considerations and\/or individual preferences by setting the family in Roman Egypt into context with other pre-modern societies where families adopted such strategies to deal with similar exigencies of their daily lives.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Intergenerational solidarity and family support networks in cross-cultural perspective\u003cbr\u003e 2. Household structures, marriage patterns and inheritance strategies\u003cbr\u003e 3. Balancing benefits and obligations - parents and children over the life course\u003cbr\u003e 4. Widowhood, remarriage and residence patterns\u003cbr\u003e 5. Growing old in the household\u003cbr\u003e 6. The patriarchal household and the incoming daughter-in-law\u003cbr\u003e 7. Childless old age - the worst of all fates?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912971542808,"sku":"9781108438698","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108438698i_06328bb8-5e0a-4b87-a2a8-2df5c8263727.jpg?v=1696700035","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-family-in-roman-egypt-a-comparative-approach-to-intergenerational-solidarity-and-conflict-paperback-9781108438698","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}