Título:
The rise and fall of ancient Egypt / Toby Wilkinson.
ISBN:
9780553805536
Autor personal:
Edición:
First U.S. edition.
Información de publicación:
New York : Random House, [2010]
©2010
Descripción física:
xxxvi, 611 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Nota general:
Originally published: London : Bloomsbury Pub., 2010.
Contenido:
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 of 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.
Síntesis:
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.
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn465681313
Disponibilidad:
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