Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The story of Egypt : the civilization that shaped the world
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Pegasus Books
Place
Date
2016
Physical Description
482 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781681771342
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition August 2016
Subject Category
Content
In the beginning -- Sahara savannah : c. 55,000-5500 BC -- Seeking the waters : c. 5500-3500 BC -- The north-south divide : 3500-3100 BC -- Lords and ladies of the two lands : c. 3100-2890 BC -- Shifting focus : c. 2890-2686 BC -- The rise of the Pyramid Age : c. 2667-2613 BC -- Sons and daughters of the sun : c. 2613-2494 BC -- The rule of Ra : c. 2494-2375 BC -- Clouds across the sun : c. 2375-2181 BC -- Anarchy in the two lands : c. 2181-1985 BC -- Classic kingdom, middle kingdom : C. 1985-1855 BC -- Proliferate, disintegrate : c. 1855-1650 BC -- Divided and conquered : c. 1650-1550 BC -- Dawn of the Golden Age : c. 1550-1425 BC -- Zenith of the sun : c. 1425-1352 BC -- Reflected glories : c. 1352-1295 BC -- Reigns of the Ramessides : c. 1295-1069 BC -- Decline, rise and fall : C. 1069-332 BC -- The final flourish : 332-30 BC.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Egypt - Civilization - To 332 B.C.; Egypt - History - To 332 B.C.]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-460) and index.
Subject Notes
Professor Joan Fletcher is based in Archaeology at the University of York, where she teaches world mummification and funerary archaeology.
Collection Type
General Collection
Copyright
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Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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