"--Khaled Fahmy, New York University It's rare to get the entire history of Egypt between the covers of one book, but that is what this book does, providing a wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable sweep through Egyptian history.
Guides readers through the sometimes labyrinthine corridors of Egypt's past, from the mysterious predynastic kingdoms to the post-modern nation-state of the twenty-first century.
Cairo : Société Royale de Géographie d'Egypte , 1930 . Ludwig , Emil . Der Nil : Lebenslauf Eines Stromes . Amsterdam : Querido Verlag , 1935-36 . English translation , The Nile : The Mighty Story of Egypt Fabulous River — 6,000 Years ...
Discusses the life and history of ancient Egypt from earliest times through the reign of Ramses II, as it has been pieced together from the work of archaeologists. Original.
This book is a collection of essays discussing the reign and influence of Tausret, the last pharaoh of the 19th dynasty (c. twelfth century BCE), and one of only a few women who ruled ancient Egypt as a king during its history.
The definitive book that recounts the full history of the colorful queens of Egypt.This fascinating saga spans 3,000 years of Egyptian queenship from Early Dynastic times until the suicide of...
Focusing on the experience of a young girl and her family, this book recreates the daily life of middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom,...
The General Editors of the series are Bernard Lewis of Princeton University, Itamar Rabinovich of Tel Aviv University, and Roger M. Savory of the University of Toronto.
But readers should be ready for an eye-opening read on some of ancient Egypt’s gross history, such as the dirty details of what really happens to bodies as they’re prepared for mummification, in this book.
This book is a vivid reconstruction of ancient Egyptian religious rituals that were enacted in temples, tombs, and private homes.