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Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Land of the Nile, Or, Egypt Past and Present written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408839938
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nile written by Toby Wilkinson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers and Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life – fishing, farming, flooding – continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season's agricultural yield and set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists and the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo – and in Egypt's earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) and the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo) – the Nile is our guide to understanding the past and present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing land.
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Land of the Nile; Or, Egypt Past and Present written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022815469
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Land of the Nile; Or, Egypt Past and Present written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the rich history and culture of Egypt in this fascinating guide to one of the world's most iconic destinations. From the Pyramids to the Sphinx, readers will learn about the country's ancient past and vibrant present, gaining a deeper appreciation for this land of wonder. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Land of the Nile; Or, Egypt Past and Present ... With ... Engravings written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book Egypt Past and Present written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0385351569
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nile written by Toby Wilkinson and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hypnotic journey in the company of one of the world's most acclaimed Egyptologists over the fabled river telling how the Nile continually brought life to an ancient civilization now dead and how it sustained its successors, now in tumult. Renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson leads us through space as much as time: from the river's mystical sources (the Blue Nile which rises in Ethiopia, and the White Nile coursing from majestic Lake Victoria); to Thebes, with its Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, and Luxor Temple; the fertile Delta; Giza, home of the Great Pyramid, the sole surviving Wonder of the Ancient World; and finally, to the pulsating capital city of Cairo, where the Arab Spring erupted on the bridges over the Nile. Along the way, he introduces us to mysterious and fabled characters-the gods, godlike pharaohs, emperors and empresses, who joined their fate to the Nile and gained immortality; the adventurers, archaeologists, and historians who have all fallen under its spell. With matchless erudition and storytelling skill, through a lens equal to both panoramas and close-ups, Wilkinson brings millennia of history into view.
Author : Robert L. Tignor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691153078
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Download or read book Egypt written by Robert L. Tignor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-02 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The land and people -- Egypt during the Old Kingdom -- The Middle and New Kingdoms -- Nubians, Greeks, and Romans, circa 1200 BCE-632 CE -- Christian Egypt -- Egypt within Islamic empires, 639-969 -- Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, 969-1517 -- Ottoman Egypt, 1517-1798 -- Napoleon Bonaparte, Muhammad Ali, and Ismail : Egypt in the nineteenth century -- The British period, 1882-1952 -- Egypt for the Egyptians, 1952-1981 : Nasser and Sadat -- Mubarak's Egypt -- Conclusion: Egypt through the millennia
Author : Sporty King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965409841
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Download or read book I Found Out I'm Dying written by Sporty King and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses life in ancient Egypt, with an overview and timeline of the years between 3050 and 30 B.C., and looks at agriculture, belief systems, art, health, the role of women and children, rulers, war, and other aspects of life along the Nile.
Author : T. G. H. James
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801859335
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Short History of Ancient Egypt written by T. G. H. James and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998-07-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protected on two sides by wide deserts and on another by the sea, the narrow strip of land watered and fertilized by the Nile was an ideal location for the development of the great civilization of Egypt. From its beginnings below the first cataract of the Nile to its long and legendary magnificence at the Nile Delta, ancient Egypt grew ever more prosperous and powerful, first as two kingdoms, then as one. A Short History of Ancient Egypt provides a concise, authoritative, and richly illustrated overview of ancient Egypt from its rise from the marshes to its submission to Rome. T. G. H. James describes how, in about 3100 B.C., the Egyptians first forged a unified administration and established a dynasty of kings. He follows the development of Egypt's greatest achievements: the organization of a national irrigation system, learning to write, and the construction of cities and tombs out of mud brick. As their art became more distinctive and expressive and their beliefs were shaped into religion, Greek philosophers came to Egypt to study. Tourists came to gape. At first, James explains, the chief adversaries of Egyptians were themselves. Civil strife could arise from floods or famines, or from ambitious factions of the royal family. But in time, the bounty of Egyptian agriculture, the grandeur of Egyptian art and buildings, and the ostentation of Egyptian wealth excited the envy and aggression of other nations. Although Egypt fought to retain its independence, it succumbed at last under the conquests of Persia, Greece, and Rome.
