| A History of Egypt: From Earliest Times to the Present Contributor(s): Thompson, Jason (Author) |
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ISBN: 030747352X ISBN-13: 9780307473523 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: The first-ever compact, accessible, one-volume history of all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient Egypt of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation. Never before has anyone attempted to tie together in a single volume the many eras of Egyptian history, usually the strictly separate domains of specialists: Prehistoric, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval Islamic, Ottoman, British Colonial, and Modern. In taking on this daringly ambitious project, Jason Thompson makes the case that few if any other countries have as many threads of continuity running through their entire historical experience. With its unprecedented scope and lively and readable style, A History of Egypt should appeal not only to students, but also to tourists who want an overview of the land they are visiting, and anyone with a general interest in the Middle East driven by its significant role in current events. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - History | Ancient - Egypt - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 962 |
| LCCN: 2010292587 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.3" W x 8.06" (0.88 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In A History of Egypt, Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation. No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it is rarely presented as a comprehensive panorama because scholars tend to divide it into distinct eras--prehistoric, pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, medieval Islamic, Ottoman, and modern--that are not often studied in relation to one another. In this daringly ambitious project, drawing on the most current scholarship as well as his own research, Thompson makes the case that few if any other countries have as many threads of continuity running through their entire historical experience. With its unprecedented scope and lively and readable style, A History of Egypt offers students, travelers, and general readers alike an engaging narrative of the extraordinarily long course of human history by the Nile. |