Praise for The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt 'A sophisticated and complete account of the world's first nation state' The Times Books of the Year 'Wilkinson's stirring and clear-sighted account of the ancient world's most enduring civilization comes as a welcome treat' Sunday Times Books of the Year 'I had always presumed, before I read Wilkinson's book, that it was impossible to write a history of Egypt which combined scholarship, accessibility, and a genuine sense of revelation. I was wrong' Observer
Autor: | Wilkinson, Toby |
---|---|
ISBN: | 9781509858705 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Verlag: | Pan macmillan Ltd. |
Veröffentlicht: | 15.10.2020 |
Untertitel: | Adventurers and Archaeologists in the Golden Age of Egyptology |
Schlagworte: | 20th Century HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century HISTORY / Social History Nile River Nile Valley and Delta Regional & national history Social & cultural history Social and cultural history c 1800 to c 1900 c 1882 to present (Modern Egyptian period) |
Altersempfehlung: | 18 - 0 |
Professor Toby Wilkinson is an internationally acclaimed Egyptologist, and the prize-winning author of twelve books which have been translated into twelve languages. His books include The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, The Nile and A World Beneath the Sands. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the international editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian History. He is the Vice-Chancellor of the Fiji National University and a Bye-Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.