A History of Egypt
From Earliest Times to the Present
$75.94
- Paperback
494 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2018
Summary
This cohesive account of Egypt’s millennia-long past offers readers a sure guide through the corridors of Egypt’s past, from the mysterious predynastic kingdoms to the nation-state of the twenty-first century. The author addresses central issues such as how Egyptian history can be treated as a whole and how the west has shaped prevailing images of it, both through direct contact and through the lens of western scholarship. Drawing on current historical scholarship and his own research, Jas…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789774169038 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9774169034 |
| Author: | Jason Thompson |
| Publisher: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Imprint: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 494 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 143mm x 211mm |
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Critics Review
”[The] dearth of comprehensive histories is answered handsomely by Thompson’s survey.“–Saudi Aramco World
““Intended to offer travelers especially a basic background in Egyptian history, Thompson’s survey fluidly relates thousands of years of time… . An excellent introduction to Egyptian history.”—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist, ““A remarkable work of synthesis, cohesion, and understanding.”“—Al-Ahram Weekly, “”[An] excellent summation of the flow of Egyptian history.““—Egyptian Archaeology, “”[The] dearth of comprehensive histories is answered handsomely by Thompson’s survey.““—Saudi Aramco World”
Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson is the author of Sir Gardiner Wilkinson and His Circle, Edward William Lane (AUC Press, 2010), and Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology (3 vols.; AUC Press, 2015, 2018). He is the editor of Edward William Lane’s Description of Egypt (AUC Press, 2000) and An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (AUC Press, 2003).
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