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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
2ND EDITION
Early Dynastic Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Toby A.H. Wilkinson
Anatomy of a Civilisation
The five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization. This book looks at the background, the mechanisms, and the way of life during the first 500 years of Pharaonic rule.
Barry J. Kemp, University of Cambridge, UK Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this second edition of Kemp’s popular text presents a compelling reassessment of what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics. Fully illustrated, the book draws on both ancient written materials and decades of excavation evidence, transforming our understanding of this remarkable civilization. Broad ranging yet impressively detailed, Kemp’s work is an indispensable text for all students of Ancient Egypt. 2005: 246x189: 448pp Pb: 978-0-415-23550-1: £19.99
2001: 234x156: 440pp Pb: 978-0-415-26011-4: £23.99
Akhenaten
Early Urbanism on the Syrian Euphrates
History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt Dominic Montserrat
Lisa Cooper, University of British Columbia, Canada Studying archaeological evidence from sites covering over 200 kilometres of the banks of the Euphrates River, this book explores the growth and success of human settlement in the Euphrates River Valley of Northern Syria from circa 2700 to 1550 BC.
2002: 234x156: 240pp Pb: 978-0-415-30186-2: £20.99
Damascus
2006: 234x156: 336pp Hb: 978-0-415-35351-9: £65.00
A History Ross Burns Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs and original plans, Damascus provides, for the first time in English, a compelling and unique exploration of a fascinating city. Ross Burns traces the story of this colourful, significant and complex city through its physical development, from its obscure origins in the Bronze Age through the changing cavalcade of Aramaean, Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Turkish and French rulers right up to the end of Ottoman control in 1918.
2ND EDITION
Egypt’s Making The Origins of Ancient Egypt 5000–2000 BC Michael Rice 2003: 234x156: 360pp Pb: 978-0-415-26875-2: £19.99
Egypt’s Legacy The Archetypes of Western Civilization: 3000 to 30 BC Michael Rice
Examining how every layer of history in Damascus has built precisely on top of its predecessors for at least three millennia, this book looks at the detailed, and largely untouched archaeological record of one of the oldest continuously inhabited capitals in the world.
2003: 234x156: 256pp Pb: 978-0-415-26876-9: £21.99 • AVAILABLE AS AN INSPECTION COPY
February 2007: 234x156: 408pp Pb: 978-0-415-41317-6: £20.99
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