In the course of its long and remarkable history, Egypt has helped to lay the foundations of Western civilization and has become a cornerstone of Islam. This guide provides a concise overview of the whole 5000-year span, with a time-line that takes you from the period before the pharaohs to the present day. The guide features sidebars ranging from the Great Pyramid of Cheops to the Suez Canal crisis. Topics include irrigation, monasticism and Egyptian movies and there are illustrations and quotations throughout.
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colour illustrations, maps, timelines
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Höhe: 143 mm
Breite: 106 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
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978-1-85828-940-3 (9781858289403)
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Michael Haag is an experienced author and freelance writer. He is also the author of the Rough Guide History of Greece.
From prehistory to the old kingdom c.30,000-c.2160 BC; the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom c.2160-c.1550 BC; the New Kingdom c.1550-c.1069 BC; the third intermediate period and the late period c.1069-332 BC; the Ptolemaic period 331-30 BC; the Roman and Christian periods 30 BC-640 AD; the Arab period 640-1250; Mamelukes and Ottomans 1250-1798; Egypt's encounter with the west 1798-1914; the liberal era 1914-52; Egypt under Nasser 1952-70; contemporary Egypt 1971-2003.
