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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100192802933
ISBN-139780192802934
eBay Product ID (ePID)2143715
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Book TitleOxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / Egypt, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorIan Shaw
Book SeriesOxford Illustrated History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight38.8 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.4 in
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Reviews'splendid, lavishly illustrated book ... the only single-volume work to cover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the stone age to Roman conquest ... Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw ... you get the facts without the dust. An excellent choice for enthusiasts and novices alike; even better if youcan persuade someone to buy for you as a present.'Roddy Phillips, Aberdeen Press and Journal, 'splendid, lavishly illustrated book ... the only single-volume work tocover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the stone age to Roman conquest ...Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw ... you get the facts without the dust. An excellentchoice for enthusiasts and novices alike; even better if you can persuadesomeone to buy for you as a present.'Roddy Phillips, Aberdeen Press and Journal, Review from previous edition "The approach combines traditional chronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded picture...chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First Intermediate Period and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good."--Antiquity "If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one...even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse their interest, ranging from the story of the world's first strike ... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy."--The Northern Echo "brimming with...intriguing facts ...also provides a first-rate overview of - le progress Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC."--Douglas Kennedy, The Times, 'brimming with ... intriguing facts ... also provides a first-rate overview of - le progres Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC.' Douglas Kennedy, The Times, 'If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one ... even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse their interest, ranging fromthe story of the world's first strike ... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy.'The Northern Echo, 'Review from previous edition The approach combines traditional chronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded picture ... chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First Intermediate Period and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good.'Antiquity'If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one ... even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse their interest, ranging from the story of the world's first strike ... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy.'The Northern Echo'splendid, lavishly illustrated book ... the only single-volume work to cover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the stone age to Roman conquest ... Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw ... you get the facts without the dust. An excellent choice for enthusiasts and novices alike; even better if you can persuade someone to buy for you as a present.'Roddy Phillips, Aberdeen Press and Journal'From the Stone Age to the Roman occupation in the fourth centry AD, the mighty Egyptian dynasties are brought to life in almost 450 pages ... never anything but deeply informative, without losing sight of the essential attribute of any book - readability ... both stimulating to the casual reader or keen-to-learn holiday maker and the serious student alike.'Peter Leach, North West Evening Mail'brimming with ... intriguing facts ... also provides a first-rate overview of - le progrès Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC.'Douglas Kennedy, The Times, 'brimming with...intriguing facts ...also provides a first-rate overviewof - le progress Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked theland right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC.'Douglas Kennedy, The Times, 'Review from previous edition The approach combines traditionalchronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce awell rounded picture...chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periodsare particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First Intermediate Period andBourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good.'Antiquity, Review from previous edition "The approach combines traditional chronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded picture...chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First Intermediate Period and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good."--Antiquity"If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one...even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse their interest, ranging from the story of the world's first strike ... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy."--The Northern Echo"brimming with...intriguing facts ...also provides a first-rate overview of - le progress Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC."--Douglas Kennedy, The Times, 'brimming with ... intriguing facts ... also provides a first-rate overview of - le progres Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC.'Douglas Kennedy, The Times, 'From the Stone Age to the Roman occupation in the fourth centry AD, the mighty Egyptian dynasties are brought to life in almost 450 pages ... never anything but deeply informative, without losing sight of the essential attribute of any book - readability ... both stimulating to the casualreader or keen-to-learn holiday maker and the serious student alike.'Peter Leach, North West Evening Mail, 'Review from previous edition The approach combines traditional chronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded picture ... chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First IntermediatePeriod and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good.'Antiquity, Review from previous edition"The approach combines traditional chronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded picture...chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First Intermediate Period and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good."--Antiquity "If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one...even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse their interest, ranging from the story of the world's first strike ... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy."--The Northern Echo "brimming with...intriguing facts ...also provides a first-rate overview of - le progress Egyptien - from the period whenHomo erectusfirst stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC."--Douglas Kennedy, The Times
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Table Of ContentList of Plates; List of Maps; AcknowledgementsIntroductionPrehistory: Palaeolithic and NeolithicPredynastic PeriodLate Predynastic and Early DynasticThe Rise of Eqyptian CivilizationThe Old KingdomThe First Intermediate PeriodThe Middle KingdomThe Second Intermediate PeriodThe New Kingdom: Pre-AmarnaThe New Kingdom: Amarna and Post-AmarnaEgypt and the Outside WorldThe Third Intermediate PeriodThe Late PeriodThe Ptolemaic PeriodThe Roman PeriodFurther Reading; Chronological Tables; Acknowledgement of Sources; Index
SynopsisThe Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is the only book available providing detailed historical coverage of Egypt from the early Stone Age to its incorporation into the Roman Empire. The lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians covering the period from 700,000 BC to AD 311. Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this book also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature., The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt describes the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. It describes the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, including some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature in the ancient world., The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is the only up-to-date, single-volume history of ancient Egypt available in English. The accessible essays and attractive illustrations portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their incorporation into the Roman Empire, covering the period from c. 700,000 BC to AD 311. The authors - all experts working at the cutting edge of theirparticular fields - outline the principal sequence of political events, including detailed examinations of the three so-called 'intermediate periods' which were previously regarded as 'dark ages' and are only nowbeginning to be better understood. Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this Oxford History also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature. The pace of change in such aspects of Egyptian culture as monumental architecture, funerary beliefs, and ethnicity was not necessarily tied to the rate of political change. Each of the authors of this history has therefore set out to elucidate, inboth words and pictures, the underlying patterns of social and political change and to describe the changing face of ancient Egypt, from the biographical details of individuals to the social and economicfactors that shaped the lives of the population as a whole., The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt is the only book available providing detailed historical coverage of Egypt from the early Stone Age to its incorporation into the Roman Empire. The lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians covering the period from 700,000 BC to AD 311. Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this book also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature. The pace of change in such aspects of Egyptian culture as monumental architecture, funerary beliefs, and ethnicity was not necessarily tied to the rate of political change. Each of the authors--working at the cutting edge of their particular fields--has therefore set out to elucidate, in both words and pictures, the underlying patterns of social and political change, and to describe the changing face of ancient Egypt, from the biographical details of individuals to the social and economic factors that shaped the lives of the population as a whole.
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- Jun 22, 2021
An excellent book!
I have a great deal of knowledge about ancient Egyptian Art but I realized that I knew very little of ancient Egypt's social or political history. As one reflects the other I decided that I needed to learn and this book is only one of the ones I have now purchased.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 16, 2022
Title is reflective of actual book.
Good picture images from world museum(s) to help document Egyptian culture as African in Origin.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 24, 2016
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Beautiful book I love historyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 17, 2021
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Wonderful book, very well written and interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
