The Good Kings
Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World
$59.65
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2021
Summary
Written in the tradition of historians who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country’s 3,000-year empire and its meaning today.
In a new era when democracies around the world are threatened or crumbling, best-selling author Kara Cooney turns to five ancient Egyptian pharaohs—Khufu, Senwosret III, Akhenaten, Ramses II, and Taharqa—to understand…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781426221965 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1426221967 |
| Author: | Kara Cooney |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society |
| Imprint: | National Geographic Society |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
About The Author
Kara Cooney
KARA COONEY is Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA and chair of its Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Her academic work focuses on death preparations, social competition, and gender studies. She appeared as a lead expert in the popular Discovery Channel special “The Secrets of Egypt’s Lost Queen” and produced and wrote Discovery’s Out of Egypt. The author of When Women Ruled the World (2018) and The Woman Who Would be King (2014), Cooney lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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