The rise and fall of ancient Egypt /
In this magnificent history, Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal Ancient Egypt in all its complexity--from the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of its unchanging monarchy to its extraordin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: | In this magnificent history, Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal Ancient Egypt in all its complexity--from the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of its unchanging monarchy to its extraordinary architectural and cultural achievements. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc., London, in 2010"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxxvi, 611 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [539]-578) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0553805533 (hbk.) 9780553805536 (hbk.) |