Early civilizations : ancient Egypt in context /
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"A comparative examination of Egypt during the Old and Middle Kingdoms with the early civilizations of the Inkas, the Shang and Western Chou of China, the Aztecs and their neighbors, the classic Mayas, the Yorubas and Benin, and ancient Mesopotamia" --Jacket.
"Based on four lectures on 'Ancient Egypt as an Early Civilization' that I delivered at the American University in Cairo between April 12 and 15, 1992" --Pref. :
viii, 158 page ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (page 113-146) and index. :
977424298X
When the Greeks ruled Egypt : From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra /
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, October 8, 2014-January 4, 2015 and the Art Institute of Chicago, October 31, 2013-July 27, 2014. :
116 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
0691165548
9780691165547
The Nile Delta as a centre of cultural interactions between Upper Egypt and the southern Levant in the 4th Millennium BC /
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"Published under the project: The Nile Delta as a centre of cultural interactions between Upper Egypt and the Southern Levant in 4th Millennium BC" -- Title page verso.
OCLC 884349585 :
318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
8360109354
9788360109359 :
0866-9244 ;
Les sarcophages en terre cuite : en Egypte et en Nubie de l'époque prédynastique à l'époque romaine /
: "Catalogue raisonne des sarcophages en terre cuite": pages [208]-315. : 336 pages : illustrations (some color) , color maps ; 29 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and indexes. : 2878440625 : .alaa-sweed
Analyzing collapse : the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom /
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This book explores the long-term trends in the development of what was the first complex civilization in history, the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2650-2200 BC), the period that saw the construction of eternal monuments such as Djoser's Step Pyramid complex in Saqqara, the pyramids of the great Fourth Dynasty kings in Giza, and spectacular tombs of high officials throughout Egypt. The present study aims to show that the historical trajectory of the period was marked by specific processes that characterize most of the world's civilizations: the role of the ruling elite, the growth of bureaucracy, the proliferation of interest groups, and adaptation to climate change, to name but a few -- and the way that these processes held the germ of ultimate collapse. The case is made that the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom state is of relevance to the study of the anatomy of development of any complex civilization.
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xv, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789774168383