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Wilkinson, Toby, 1969-

The rise and fall of ancient Egypt / Toby Wilkinson.

1st U.S. ed.

New York : Random House, ©2010.

xxxvi, 611 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

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.

Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.

Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C.

"Originally published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc., London, in 2010"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-578) and index.

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 and 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.

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