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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
 
 
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories) (Hardcover)
by Ian Shaw (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (1 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0198150342
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198150343
  • Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 18.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 109,312 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt describes the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. It describes the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, including some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature in the ancient world.

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The essays and illustrations in this history portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their incorporation into the Roman Empire, covering the period from around 7000 BCE to 311. The authors outline the principal sequence of political events, including detailed examinations of the three so-called "intermediate periods" which were previously regarded as "dark ages" and are only now beginning to be better understood. Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this book also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature. The pace of change in such aspects of Egyptian culture as monumental architecture, funerary beliefs, and ethnicity was not necessarily tied to the rate of political change. Each of the authors of this history has therefore set out to elucidate, in both words and pictures, the underlying patterns of social and political change and to describe the changing face of ancient Egypt, from the biographical details of individuals to the social and economic factors that shaped the lives of the population as a whole.

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