| Description |
xxiii, 330 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The black and the red : geography and environment -- Travellers, thieves, and scholars : the history of Egyptology and Egyptomania -- Re-creating ancient Egypt : sources and methodologies -- Shadows in the sand : Egypt's past -- Maintaining Egypt : religion -- Kings and commoners : Egyptian society and government -- Town life and country life -- From sunrise to sunset : daily life of the ancient Egyptians -- The living and the dead : mummies, tombs, and mortuary cults. |
| Summary |
"This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilizations of all time - ancient Egypt."-back cover. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- Social life and customs -- To 332 B.C.
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| ISBN |
9780521859073 hardback |
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0521859077 hardback |
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9780521675987 paperback |
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0521675987 paperback |
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