Susan Cohen is Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy at Montana State University.

"A lovely survey of a lot of material which is very helpful and informative for the EBA/MBA period. Cohen offers a new perspective on the importance of Egypt in the southern Levant which is valuable for scholars to mull over." - Professor Suzanne Richard, Department of History and Archaeology, Gannon University, Pennsylvania "This...volume presents a useful introduction to the current state of the study of urban development in the southern Levant, and will serve as a beneficial reference, particularly for those unfamiliar with the body of evidence for Egyptian interaction with the region during these early periods." --Ashley Fiutko Arico, Johns Hopkins University, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, Vol. 11 (December 2016)

• Preface Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview Chapter 2. Urban Development: Models and Frameworks Chapter 3. The Early Bronze Age Chapter 4. The Middle Bronze Age Chapter 5. Egypt and Nubia Chapter 6. Bronze Age Urban Development in the Southern Levant Appendix 1 Early and Middle Bronze Age Site List Appendix 2 Egyptian Material from the Protodynastic Period through the Middle Kingdom Found in the Southern Levant, Sinai, Nubia, and the Deserts and Oases Appendix 3 List of Egyptian Middle Kingdom Fortresses in Nubia