The rise and fall of ancient Egypt /
Wilkinson, Toby, 1969-,
The rise and fall of ancient Egypt / [print] Toby Wilkinson. - first U.S. edition. - New York : Random House, (c)2010. - xxxvi, 611 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
"Originally published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc., London, in 2010"--Title page verso.
DIVINE RIGHT(5000-2175 B.C.). -- In the beginning -- God incarnate -- Absolute power -- Heaven on Earth -- Eternity assured END OF INNOCENCE (2175-1541 B.C.). -- Civil war -- Paradise postponed -- The face of tyranny -- Bitter harvest THE POWER AND THE GLORY (1541-1322 B.C.). -- Order reimposed -- Pushing the boundaries -- King and country -- Golden Age -- Royal revolution MILITARY MIGHT (1322-1069 B.C.). -- Martial law -- War and peace -- Triumph and tragedy -- Double-edged sword CHANGE and DECAY (1069-30 B.C.). -- A house divided -- A tarnished throne -- Fortune's fickle wheel -- Invasion and introspection -- The long goodbye -- Finis.
In this magnificent history, Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal Ancient Egypt in all its complexity--from the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of its unchanging monarchy to its extraordinary architectural and cultural achievements.
9780553384901 9780553805536
2009047322
DT83.W687.R574 2010 DT83
The rise and fall of ancient Egypt / [print] Toby Wilkinson. - first U.S. edition. - New York : Random House, (c)2010. - xxxvi, 611 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
"Originally published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc., London, in 2010"--Title page verso.
DIVINE RIGHT(5000-2175 B.C.). -- In the beginning -- God incarnate -- Absolute power -- Heaven on Earth -- Eternity assured END OF INNOCENCE (2175-1541 B.C.). -- Civil war -- Paradise postponed -- The face of tyranny -- Bitter harvest THE POWER AND THE GLORY (1541-1322 B.C.). -- Order reimposed -- Pushing the boundaries -- King and country -- Golden Age -- Royal revolution MILITARY MIGHT (1322-1069 B.C.). -- Martial law -- War and peace -- Triumph and tragedy -- Double-edged sword CHANGE and DECAY (1069-30 B.C.). -- A house divided -- A tarnished throne -- Fortune's fickle wheel -- Invasion and introspection -- The long goodbye -- Finis.
In this magnificent history, Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal Ancient Egypt in all its complexity--from the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of its unchanging monarchy to its extraordinary architectural and cultural achievements.
9780553384901 9780553805536
2009047322
DT83.W687.R574 2010 DT83