Egypt and the Egyptians

Brewer, Douglas J

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?

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Egypt - Civilization - To 332 B.C

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