The rise and fall of ancient Egypt
By - Wilkinson, Toby, 1969-
Floor
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Floor 4
Published
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Random House, New York, ©2010
ISBN 13 - 9780553384901
Book Status
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1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject
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Egypt
Shelf No
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2
Call Number
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932 WIL
Physical Description
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xxxvi, 611 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Notes
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Includes Bibliography and Index
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