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Brendan Haug, "Garden of Egypt: Irrigation, Society, and the State in the Premodern Fayyūm" (U Michigan Press, 2024)

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

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Unraveling the Challenges of Historical Irrigation Documentation

This chapter explores the difficulties historians encounter in recording the nuances of everyday water management in ancient societies. It highlights the limited documentation that often focuses on problems rather than successes, providing unique insights into individual responsibilities within irrigation systems during times of failure.

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