About this title: 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 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 ...
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780500280362ISBN:0500280363
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Description: Fair. Purchasing this item supports Pierce County libraries. Thriftbooks and PCL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Revised and Enlarged
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780500273456ISBN:0500273456
Description: 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. read more
"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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