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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Wilkinson, Toby, 1969-     Subjects     Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.     Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wilkinson, Toby, 1969-       by title:      The rise and fall of...         MARC Display

The rise and fall of ancient Egypt / Toby Wilkinson. by Wilkinson, Toby, 1969- New York : Random House, c2010. Subjects Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.   Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. ISBN:  9780553805536 (hbk.) 0553805533 (hbk.) 9780679604297 (eBook) 0679604294 (eBook) Description:  xxxvi, 611 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Contents:  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. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 932 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 932 Wilkinson Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 932 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 932 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 932 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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