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'[The book] provides an excellent treatment of Egyptian history for the period before it was absorbed into the Graeco-Roman world.' Ancient Society
'No one interested in ancient Egypt can afford to ignore this book. The general reader will find much of interest presented in an extremely readable fashion. The specialist will revel in the accumulation of biographical citations and the thoughtful juxtaposition of conflicting theories.' Archaeology
'The fifty-nine figures, some of them highly unusual, consisting of the line drawings, listings and maps, add to the exceptional nature of this book.' Choice
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The rich and extensive floodplain of the River Nile can claim to be the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Ancient Egypt: a social history presents a fresh and innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley from the Predynastic period to the conquest by Alexander the Great. From the introduction of a subsistence economy through the establishment of the first agricultural communities to the development of urban centres and the political state, this volume traces the process of political, social and economic change. The emphasis on the social and economic aspects of Egyptian society and the integration of archaeological and historical data mark a new departure in Egyptian studies.
'[The book] provides an excellent treatment of Egyptian history for the period before it was absorbed into the Graeco-Roman world.' Ancient Society
'No one interested in ancient Egypt can afford to ignore this book. The general reader will find much of interest presented in an extremely readable fashion. The specialist will revel in the accumulation of biographical citations and the thoughtful juxtaposition of conflicting theories.' Archaeology
'The fifty-nine figures, some of them highly unusual, consisting of the line drawings, listings and maps, add to the exceptional nature of this book.' Choice
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The rich and extensive floodplain of the River Nile can claim to be the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Ancient Egypt: a social history presents a fresh and innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley from the Predynastic period to the conquest by Alexander the Great. From the introduction of a subsistence economy through the establishment of the first agricultural communities to the development of urban centres and the political state, this volume traces the process of political, social and economic change. The emphasis on the social and economic aspects of Egyptian society and the integration of archaeological and historical data mark a new departure in Egyptian studies.
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Through Pharaonic Egypt, Africa lays claim to being the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
collateral dynasties, funerary palaces, court cemeteries, dynastic race, provincial temples, dynasty members, dynastic period, twentieth dynasty, pharaonic civilization, mastaba tombs, monumental texts, statue cults, monumental record, pious foundations, royal relatives, eastern delta, royal statues, eighteenth dynasty, valley temple Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Kingdom, Upper Egypt, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Lower Nubia, Nile Valley, Late Period, Third Intermediate Period, Lower Egypt, Red Sea, Thirteenth Dynasty, Eighteenth Dynasty, Twelfth Dynasty, First Intermediate Period, Second Intermediate Period, Upper Nubia, Twentieth Dynasty, Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, High Priest of Amen, Second Cataract, Palermo Stone, Middle Egypt, Seventeenth Dynasty, Eleventh Dynasty New!
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Through Pharaonic Egypt, Africa lays claim to being the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
collateral dynasties, funerary palaces, court cemeteries, dynastic race, provincial temples, dynasty members, dynastic period, twentieth dynasty, pharaonic civilization, mastaba tombs, monumental texts, statue cults, monumental record, pious foundations, royal relatives, eastern delta, royal statues, eighteenth dynasty, valley temple Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Kingdom, Upper Egypt, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Lower Nubia, Nile Valley, Late Period, Third Intermediate Period, Lower Egypt, Red Sea, Thirteenth Dynasty, Eighteenth Dynasty, Twelfth Dynasty, First Intermediate Period, Second Intermediate Period, Upper Nubia, Twentieth Dynasty, Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, High Priest of Amen, Second Cataract, Palermo Stone, Middle Egypt, Seventeenth Dynasty, Eleventh Dynasty New!
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- Egypt of the Pharaohs: An Introduction (Galaxy Books) by Sir Alan H. Gardiner on 4 pages
- The Middle Kingdom: A Survey 5 of the Chinese Empire by Samuel Wells Williams in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization by Barry J. Kemp in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 1: From the Earliest Times to c. 500 B.C. by J. Desmond Clark in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Aztecs by Philip Ardagh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Affairs and Scandals in Ancient Egypt by Pascal Vernus on 4 pages
- The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories) by Ian Shaw on 4 pages
- Society and Death in Ancient Egypt: Mortuary Landscapes of the Middle Kingdom by Janet Richards in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E. by Professor Daniel C. Snell in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Early History of Heaven by J. Edward Wright in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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