A History of Ancient Egypt
1. Auflage Oktober 1994
528 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-19396-8
John Wiley & Sons
This is an account of the rise and fall of the civilization in the
Nile Valley, covering the first human settlement (c 120,000 BC) to
its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC.
* This is the first history of ancient Egypt for 25 years
* Brings together the very latest textual and archaeological
evidence
* The index, bibliography and appendices make this an invaluable
reference tool
* New guide to further reading in English especially commissioned
for the paperback edition
List of Illustrations.
Introduction.
Part I: The Formative Period:.
1. From Prehistory to History.
2. Religion and History.
3. The Thinite Period.
Part II: The Classical Age:.
4. The Old Kingdom.
5. Funerary Ideas.
6. The Struggle for Power.
7. The Middle Kingdom.
8. The Invasion.
Part III: The Empire:.
9. The Tuthmosids.
10. Akhenaten.
11. The Ramessid Period.
12. The Domain of Amun.
Part IV: The Final Phase: .
13. The Third Intermediate Period.
14. Nubians and Saites.
15. Persians and Greeks.
Conclusion.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Guide to Further Reading by Kent R. Weekes.
Index.
Introduction.
Part I: The Formative Period:.
1. From Prehistory to History.
2. Religion and History.
3. The Thinite Period.
Part II: The Classical Age:.
4. The Old Kingdom.
5. Funerary Ideas.
6. The Struggle for Power.
7. The Middle Kingdom.
8. The Invasion.
Part III: The Empire:.
9. The Tuthmosids.
10. Akhenaten.
11. The Ramessid Period.
12. The Domain of Amun.
Part IV: The Final Phase: .
13. The Third Intermediate Period.
14. Nubians and Saites.
15. Persians and Greeks.
Conclusion.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Guide to Further Reading by Kent R. Weekes.
Index.
"Very up-to-date . . . The index, the illustrations, the
bibliography and the tables make this book an excellent reference
tool." La Croix.
"The range of recent revisions, particularly chronological, and
the ever increasing amount of archaeological material demanded a
new synthesis. Here it is, both lively and well written." Le
Quotidien de Paris.
bibliography and the tables make this book an excellent reference
tool." La Croix.
"The range of recent revisions, particularly chronological, and
the ever increasing amount of archaeological material demanded a
new synthesis. Here it is, both lively and well written." Le
Quotidien de Paris.
Nicolas Grimal is Professor of Egyptology at the University
of Paris, Sorbonne.
Ian Shaw is Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the
University of Liverpool.
of Paris, Sorbonne.
Ian Shaw is Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the
University of Liverpool.
