- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (July 11 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0631193960
- ISBN-13: 978-0631193968
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 3.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #682,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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These fine works both reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary approach embraced over the last 20 years by Egyptology, once fiercely proud of its academic borders and rooted in philological studies. Grimal (Egyptology, Sorbonne) has written a history of Egypt from its beginnings to the conquest of Alexander, drawing upon textual and archaeological sources. Scholarly without being pedantic, this gracefully written book never becomes tedious, even in matters of chronological argument. Grimal's insight into the essence of ancient Egyptian culture and reinterpretation of its relations with outsiders throughout its history give the book additional value. Strouhal, a Czech physical anthropologist and archaeologist, has drawn upon a variety of sources, including texts, evidence from tomb reliefs and townsites, and, most remarkably, skeletal remains, to study aspects of the daily life of Egyptian farmers, craftspeople, and scribes. Arranged thematically, this work includes information on Egyptian life from childbirth to death, including such areas as education, diet, the status of women, the building of pyramids and royal tombs, and medicine. It evokes the atmosphere and feeling of Egyptian life through text and illustrations. Both books belong in collections for lay readers as well as scholars.
- Joan W. Gartland, Detroit P.L.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Joan W. Gartland, Detroit P.L.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Very up-to-date . . . The index, the illustrations, the bibliography and the tables make this book an excellent reference tool." La Croix.
"The range of recent revisions, particularly chronological, and the ever increasing amount of archaeological material demanded a new synthesis. Here it is, both lively and well written." Le Quotidien de Paris.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for the General reader,
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This review is from: A History of Ancient Egypt (Hardcover)
I wld recommend Nicolas Grimal's 1988 work on Ancient Egypt to the layperson and the average reader. I personally liked his treatment because of his clear and concise prose. Grimal's book covers Egypt's Ancient History from the the PreDynastic period until 333 BC when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt Grimal does not attempt to mask gaps in Egyptologist's knowledge of certain periods of Egypt History and smoothly recounts the political, cultural and economic history of Ancient Egypt within a coherent sequence and well supported Chronology. Grimal's book holds up very well for the Old, Middle, New Kingdom and post-664 BC Egypt. However, his treatment of the late Third Intermediate Period does not mention a few of the more recent and important archaeological finds which have surfaced in the early to mid-1990's. Since 1988, a new Dynasty 22 Tanite king--Sheshonq IV who ruled Egypt for 13 years prior to the reign of Pami--has been discovered. Pami's Highest date is now a Year 7. Egyptologists also accept that Takelot II was a Theban, rather than a Tanite king who ruled Upper Egypt concurrently with Osorkon II and Sheshonq III. Takelot II did not succeed Osorkon II at Tanis(Sheshonq III did) and is now known to have died around the 22nd Year of Sheshonq III as the Chronicle of Prince Osorkon shows. All in all, it is certain that Grimal's book is a worthy successor to Alan Gardiner's invaluable 1961 'Egypt of the Pharaohs' work. There are few other Egyptological works that have the depth and quality of Nicolas Grimal's work here. Grimal is a master in his field--which is to be expected since he is a Professor at the elite University of Paris, Sorbonne. You definitely cannot go wrong with this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Its what I'll use unless I find something better,
By TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A History of Ancient Egypt (Paperback)
This is one of the textbooks we used in a class at Columbia University. It is rather older than I'd ideally like an introductory textbook to be, but until I see a better and more accessible book this may have to do. I think Grimal (and Shaw) do a good job of interweaving economics, culture, and political history together; a rather difficult thing to do at times and there are moments of confusion in the text. However, many other books on Egyptian history focus on one particular issue or use one historical approach and those are just not appropriate for introductory texts in either the classroom or for the layperson. I think that if a teacher were to use other information in lecture or assignments this particular textbook is just fine for the college level.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Contradictory Information,
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This review is from: A History of Ancient Egypt (Paperback)
The author does have some good points, but not everything he says is entirely accurate. Some of the pharaohs names are not exactly accurate and some information such as that on Nefertiti is not up to date.
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