The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, Paperback - Kara Cooney

Reducere. An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Hatshepsut--the daugh...

Explores the lives of five pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3, 000-year empire and its meaning to...

Publisher: Dewi Lewis PublishingIllustration(s): 72 colour plates and numerous illustrationsNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 2...

From Mrs Hauksbee's Simla drawing-room to Mulvaney's cot in barracks, to the wild hills of Kafiristan, Kipling re-creates the India he knew in stor...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Michael W. McConnellIllustration(s): 3 b/w illus.Number of pages: 440Collection: The University Cen...

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Guillaume Lachenal tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Jean Joseph David-a French colonial army doctor who governed an entire region of French Cam...

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DescriptionThis book is about the weird and wonderful lesser-known 'spirit' entities of ancient Egypt, daemons, the mysterious and often fantastica...

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DescriptionEvery aspect of ancient Egyptian society-from education and law to medicine, birth, and death-was permeated by religion and magic, and d...

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Drawing on a wealth of archeological evidence, author Jon Manchip White presents a remarkably accurate picture of Egyptian life throughout dynastic...

The untold story of the bloody revolution that stripped the pope of political power and signalled the birth of modern Europe.

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DescriptionIn this book, Nadine Moeller challenges prevailing views on Egypt's non-urban past and argues for Egypt as an early urban society. She t...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gay RobinsAn idealised version of women appears everywhere in the art of ancient Egypt, but the true nature of these women'...

Reducere. This book is a vivid reconstruction of the practical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Through an examination of artifacts and inscriptions, th...

This book combines the Janssen's two earlier works into one volume. Both make extensive use of literary sources and artefacts, particularly those w...

A fascinating exploration of the lives of normal people in ancient Egypt. Full of their own strange and amusing stories; documents their anxieties,...

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Reducere. Description- The first book to seriously examine the feminine aspect of Egyptian religion sheds new light on the important role of the goddess Hath...

Reducere. Have popular modern religions developed out of practices in ancient Egypt? Did religion in Egypt represent only a shadow of the spiritual practices...

A kid's life in ancient Egypt might sound like fun with all the cool pyramids and glorious sunny weather, but actually it was rather tough!

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This tiny yet majestic volume introduces some 250 queens from around the world--those who inherited the throne by birth or marriage, or who seized ...

Reducere. DescriptionFor centuries, historians have been excavating the secrets of Ancient Egypt, but there has never been another text quite like From Fetis...

Publisher: Northgate PublishersAuthor(s): Alison RobertsNumber of pages: 186Publication date: 1995Dimensions: 231 x 185 x 15Cover type: Paperback /...

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Publisher: North Star EditionsAuthor(s): Tyler GiesekeNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 149 x 221 x 5Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. A fascinating examination of the role of lighting in ancient Egyptian culture Artificial lighting is one of the earliest tools used by humans. By t...

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DescriptionAncient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted...

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The stunning second mystery in Paul Doherty's intriguing Amerotke series set in Ancient Egypt

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live and work in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the ancient world? Spend a day with 24 Egyptians to...