Edition |
2nd ed. |
Description |
xxiii, 255 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index. |
Contents |
An Egyptian revival -- The river, valley, and desert -- A chronology and history of Egypt -- Cities, towns, and villages -- The government and the governed -- Religion and religious practices -- Society and its expectations -- Language and writing -- Homes for the people, the pharaoh, and the gods -- The quest for eternity -- Egyptian art : craftsmen, techniques, and conventions -- Cultural death or transformation of a civilization? |
Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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Other Author |
Teeter, Emily.
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Call # |
932 BREWER |
ISBN |
9780521851503 |
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0521851505 |
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9780521616898 (pbk.) |
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