12.A Social, Political, and Economic Dynamics in a Desert Frontier

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents vii
4. List of Contributors ix
5. Transliteration and Orthography xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction to the Third Volume 1
8. Preludes
9. 1 Beyond the Silk Road: Toward Alternative Models of Transimperial Exchange 7
10. 2 Global History and the Study of Frontier Zones in Ancient Afro-Eurasia: A Postcolonial Endeavor 43
11. Part I: Steppes and Oases
12. 3 Beyond Transit and Trade: Embedded Commodity Movement in the Hexi Corridor during the Han Period 73
13. 4 Merchants and Nomads: Political and Economic Organization in Sogdiana and the Middle Syr Darya under the Kangju Confederacy
14. 4.A Political Organization 145
15. 4.B Economic Organization 211
16. 5 The Eurasian Steppe: Local Agents and their Participation in Global Networks 271
17. Part II: Oceans and Coasts
18. 6 Southern Sea Ports of the Han Empire: Urbanization and Trade in Coastal Lingnan 294
19. 7 Liminalities and Centralities of Early Historic Ports: The Gulf of Khambhat in Perspective 339
20. 8 Frontiers in the Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Exchange Network: The Eastern Desert of Egypt and its Ports 389
21. Part III: Mountains and Deserts
22. 9 Multifaceted Highlands: The Economy of Armenia and its South Caucasus Context 440
23. 10 An Empire of Many Frontiers: The Economy of Arsakid Borderlands 505
24. 11 A Caravan City at the Edge of Empire? The Economy of Dura-Europos in the Syrian Desert 535
25. 12 Nabataean Networks and Transimperial Trade in Southwest Asia
26. 12.A Social, Political, and Economic Dynamics in a Desert Frontier 559
27. 12.B Aromatics and Agriculture: A Spatial Approach to Long-Distance Trade and the Local Economy of the Nabataeans 615
28. Index 661