The twin themes - the overwhelming importance of the Nile and the pharaoh - provide the unifying thread running through Cyril Aldred's classic text. Aidan Dodson ...Show synopsisThe twin themes - the overwhelming importance of the Nile and the pharaoh - provide the unifying thread running through Cyril Aldred's classic text. Aidan Dodson has completely revised the book whilst carefully preserving its succinct and lucid qualities. Many significant recent finds are investigated: at Abydos in the Delta, in the Valley of the Kings; at the pyramids of Abusir, Giza and Saqqara; and at Avaris. Much fresh thinking on the first unification of Egypt, her early kings, and the third intermediate period is included. The dating has been revised throughout to accord with the most up-to- date scholarship, and many new photographs have been incorporated. The bibliography has been revised and expanded, and a complete chronology and list of kings is included for the first time.Hide synopsis
Description:Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 216 p. :...Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 216 p. : ill. (some col. ); 25 cm. Includes index.
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Description:B&W Illustrations. VG(name in ink) in Good DJ(chipped, tears on...B&W Illustrations. VG(name in ink) in Good DJ(chipped, tears on edges) "Ancient People and Places" series.
Description:Good. No Jacket as Issued. Some wear to the covers with a...Good. No Jacket as Issued. Some wear to the covers with a creased spine. Clean text with no markings. 148 illustrations with 8 in color.
Description:Illustrated by Photos, Drawings, Tables, Maps. VG/VG. Light...Illustrated by Photos, Drawings, Tables, Maps. VG/VG. Light general wear, DJ edgeworn but a nice copy with clean bright interior pages.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 267 pages; EGYPT.
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Thames & Hudson, 1987
Description:Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light, small...Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light, small crease on one corner else book looks new.
Description:Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book has only very slight wear to...Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book has only very slight wear to corners, otherwise as new. Includes 148 illustrations. Takes you northward down the Nile river from Nubia to the cities of the Delta; and from the first Stone Age settlements to the climax and eventual demise of the Egyptian civilization. 216 tight and clean pages.
Description:Fine. No dust jacket. Slightest wear on front cover edges and...Fine. No dust jacket. Slightest wear on front cover edges and corners. 216 p. Includes: illustrations, index, bibliography. 8vo Revised and enlarged edition. Color pictorial cover; list of illustrations including 8 in color. An informative account of Egyptian history and culture by a distinguished Egyptologist. A bright, clean, tight copy.
This is a nice update to a classic book on ancient Egypt. It is a good book to get a basic background in the geography, archeology, and history of ancient Egypt from the earliest settlements to Alexander. It includes a complete king-list that is very valuable. It is easy to read and has lots of nice color and black and white plates.
An extensively revised and updated third edition of Cyril Aldred's classic work, the Egyptians will appeal to a literate person with a genuine interest in Ancient Egypt on a very detailed and comprehensive level. This book is not for the faint of heart or indolent. The discussion of prehistoric Egypt in this book owes much to Aidan Dodson, revision and editing. The discussion of the Pharoah Hathsheptut is particularly valuable as it summarizes briefly and authoritatively what recent authors have spent whole books on with in many cases wild speculations
This is a good book with a general overview of history that presents ancient Egyptians the way an autopsy presents murder; Dry facts. More readable than Aldred's Egyptian Art book, this still will not set you on fire. For a subject as thrilling as Egypt, most books give it a treatment drier than its surrounding deserts (oh my god that was horrible, I am so sorry, I won't fumble that hard again, I promise.) Egypt needs to be treated like the vulgar tart it was, large glossy photos and stories of slavery, ritual, gods, monarchy and death; written by men in eyeliner instead of tweed.
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