The Nile : a journey downriver through Egypt's past and present
by Wilkinson, Toby A. H. (Author)
Summary
"It was Herodotus who first called Egypt "the gift of the river." Now the renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us along the Nile to reveal how it continues to hold the key to understanding the earliest of the great ancient civilizations as well as the politically volatile and rapidly modernizi... Full description
Summary: |
"It was Herodotus who first called Egypt "the gift of the river." Now the renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us along the Nile to reveal how it continues to hold the key to understanding the earliest of the great ancient civilizations as well as the politically volatile and rapidly modernizing country -- the most populous in the region, the very voice of the Arab world -- that is Egypt today."--Book jacket. |
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Item Description: |
"Originally published by Bloomsbury, London, in 2014." |
Physical Description: |
292 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780385351553 (hardcover) 0385351550 (hardcover) |
Author Notes: |
His other works include: Genesis of the Pharaohs: Dramatic New Discoveries That Rewrite the Origins of Ancient Egypt (2003); The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (2nd edition, 2008); and Lives of the Ancient Egyptians: Pharaohs, Queens, Courtiers and Commoners (2007). (Bowker Author Biography) |