Jane Roy - The Politics of Trade. Egypt and Lower Nubia in the 4th Millennium BC [2011][A]

Book Description
Until recently much of the discussion regarding the A-Group has emphasised the influence of Egypt in the region. Egyptian material found in A-Group contexts has pointed to some type of exchange system between the two regions but the lack of A-Group manufactured objects in Egyptian contexts has led to the argument that the relationship was somewhat one-sided. Yet was it and how different were Egyptians and Lower Nubians during the 4th millennium BC?
Re-examining the material evidence from three major archaeological salvage campaigns, and using anthropological and economic theories this book takes a fresh look at exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia. The changes and developments in these relationships potentially impacted the development towards the Egyptian state and the fate of the A-Group.

About the author
Jane Roy, Ph.D. (2009) in Egyptology, Macquarie University, is currently a lecturer at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Readership
All those interested in the history and archaeology of Pre-Early Dynastic Egypt and the A-Group of Lower Nubia and those interested in the nature of exchange contacts in preliterate societies.

Table of contents
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nubia and Egypt
Chapter 2: Egypt in Nubia
Chapter 3: Nubia in Egypt
Chapter 4: Inscriptional, Pictorial, and Glyptic Evidence
Chapter 5: Commodities Exchanged
Chapter 6: The Nature of the Beast