TY  - BOOK
AU  - WILKINSON Toby
TI  - The rise and fall of ancient Egypt
SN  - 9780553384901 (pbk.):
U1  - 932 WIL 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Random House Inc
KW  - EGYPT
KW  - CIVILIZATION
KW  - TO 332 B. C
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - 332-30 B. C
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - In this landmark work, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empire--three thousand years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters. In this magnificent history, Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal Ancient Egypt in all its complexity - from the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of its unchanging monarchy to its extraordinary architectural and cultural achievements
ER  -