- Title Pages
- Dedication
- [UNTITLED]
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments and an Invitation
- Notes on Transliteration
- Prologue
- Introduction
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1 Ancient Remains as Life's Stage: Differing Perspectives on Life in the Theban Necropolis -
2 The Natural and Social Setting of the Theban West Bank Communities -
3 Early European Travelers and the Emergence of the Theban Communities in the Consciousness of the West -
4 “In Justice to the Inhabitants of Gournei”: European Presence and Its Literary Record -
5 Protected Space as Domestic Place: Human Presence and the Emergence of the Built Environment in the Theban Necropolis -
6 Qurnawi Foothills Architecture: Footprint, Form, and Function -
7 Agriculture, Conflict, and the Maintenance of Stable Social Relations -
8 All in a Season's Work: Egyptology-Induced Labor Relations at al-Hurubat1 -
9 Faked Antikas and ‘Modern Antiques’: Artistic Expression in the Villages of the Theban West Bank -
10 Contemporary Spirituality and Traditional Beliefs in the Theban Necropolis -
11 The Ethnography of Eviction - Conclusions and a Challenge
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Appendix 1 Ethnography in Sensitive Surroundings: Notes on Life and Work among the Tombs -
Appendix 2 Theban Mapping Project Aerial Photographs -
Appendix 3 English Translation of Carla Burri's Italian The Anonymous Venetian Text2 -
Appendix 4 Extract from Howard Carter's Autobiographical Sketch V -
Appendix 5 A Petition from the People of Qurna to the Egyptian Government -
Appendix 6 Art and Craft Production at Al-qurna A Portfolio of Work 1995–1999 - Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Agriculture, Conflict, and the Maintenance of Stable Social Relations
Agriculture, Conflict, and the Maintenance of Stable Social Relations
- Chapter:
- (p.171) 7 Agriculture, Conflict, and the Maintenance of Stable Social Relations
- Source:
- The Modern Neighbors of Tutankhamun
- Author(s):
Kees van der Spek
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
Although, archaeological work for the Supreme Council of Antiquities is government employment, the nature of Qurnawi economics for those so employed is one that combines formal with informal money-earning activities. Even where such formal government work is not related to archaeology, informal aspects may still be present However, for many Qurnawi to identify themselves in the first instance as farmers, confirms that which escaped most of the early European visitors, namely the inherently agricultural quality of west bank subsistence. This chapter provides a discussion of Qurnawi agricultural practice that must be offered before considering Qurnawi involvement in archaeology. It aims to establish the variety of ways in which agricultural pursuits continue to form part of the range of economic practices to which Qurnawi in the Theban foothills have access.
Keywords: Supreme Council of Antiquities, Qurnawi economics, archaeology, economic practices, Theban foothills
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- [UNTITLED]
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments and an Invitation
- Notes on Transliteration
- Prologue
- Introduction
-
1 Ancient Remains as Life's Stage: Differing Perspectives on Life in the Theban Necropolis -
2 The Natural and Social Setting of the Theban West Bank Communities -
3 Early European Travelers and the Emergence of the Theban Communities in the Consciousness of the West -
4 “In Justice to the Inhabitants of Gournei”: European Presence and Its Literary Record -
5 Protected Space as Domestic Place: Human Presence and the Emergence of the Built Environment in the Theban Necropolis -
6 Qurnawi Foothills Architecture: Footprint, Form, and Function -
7 Agriculture, Conflict, and the Maintenance of Stable Social Relations -
8 All in a Season's Work: Egyptology-Induced Labor Relations at al-Hurubat1 -
9 Faked Antikas and ‘Modern Antiques’: Artistic Expression in the Villages of the Theban West Bank -
10 Contemporary Spirituality and Traditional Beliefs in the Theban Necropolis -
11 The Ethnography of Eviction - Conclusions and a Challenge
-
Appendix 1 Ethnography in Sensitive Surroundings: Notes on Life and Work among the Tombs -
Appendix 2 Theban Mapping Project Aerial Photographs -
Appendix 3 English Translation of Carla Burri's Italian The Anonymous Venetian Text2 -
Appendix 4 Extract from Howard Carter's Autobiographical Sketch V -
Appendix 5 A Petition from the People of Qurna to the Egyptian Government -
Appendix 6 Art and Craft Production at Al-qurna A Portfolio of Work 1995–1999 - Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
