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.