Egypt and the Egyptians
Douglas J. Brewer and Emily Teeter
- 2nd ed
- Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
- xxiii, 255 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index. 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?