The rise and fall of ancient Egypt [electronic resource] / Toby Wilkinson.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780679604297 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0679604294 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource : col. ill.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: London : Bloomsbury Pub., 2010. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Divine right (5000-2175 B.C.). In the beginning ; God incarnate ; Absolute power ; Heaven on Earth ; Eternity assured -- End of innocence (2175-1541 B.C.). Civil war ; Paradise postponed ; The face of tyranny ; Bitter harvest -- The power of the glory (1541-1322 B.C.). Order reimposed ; Pushing the boundaries ; King and country ; Golden Age ; Royal revolution -- Military might (1322-1069 B.C.). Martial law ; War and peace ; Triumph and tragedy ; Double-edged sword -- Change and decay (1069-30 B.C.). A house divided ; A tarnished throne ; Fortune's fickle wheel ; Invasion and introspection ; The long goodbye ; Finis. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Egypt > History > To 332 B.C. Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C. |
Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. |