Encounters with Ancient Egypt – serie
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Ancient Egypt in Africa
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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Geographically, Egypt is clearly on the African continent, yet Ancient Egypt is routinely regarded as a non-African cultural form. The significance of Ancient Egypt for the rest of Africa is a hotly debated issue with complex ramifications. This book considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from …
Consuming Ancient Egypt
Av Sally MacDonald, Michael Rice
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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Consuming Ancient Egypt examines the influence of Ancient Egypt on the everyday lives of contemporary people, of all ages, throughout the world. It looks at the Egypt tourist sees, Egypt in film and Egypt as the inspiration for opera. It asks why so many books are published each year on …
Views of Ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte
Imperialism, Colonialism and Modern Appropriations
Inbunden, 2017
3550 kr
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This book addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a combination of case studies and discursive chapters, the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Asian scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, is …
Mysterious Lands
Av David O'Connor, Stephen Quirke
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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Mysterious Lands covers two kinds of encounters. First, encounters which actually occurred between Egypt and specific foreign lands, and second, those the Egyptians created by inventing imaginary lands. Some of the actual foreign lands are mysterious, in that we know of them only through Egyptian …
Imhotep Today
Egyptianizing Architecture
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times. It traces the use of ancient Egyptian motifs and constructions across the world, from Australia, the Americas and Southern Africa to Western Europe. It also inquires into the …
Ancient Perspectives on Egypt
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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The allure of Egypt is not exclusive to the modern world. Egypt also held a fascination and attraction for people of the past. In this book, academics from a wide range of disciplines assess the significance of Egypt within the settings of its past. The chronological span is from later prehistory, …
Never Had the Like Occurred
Egypt's View of its Past
Av John Tait
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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"Never Had the Like Occurred" examines Ancient Egypt's own multifaceted encounters with its past. As Egyptian culture constantly changed and evolved, this book follows a chronological arrangement, from early Egypt to the attitudes of the Coptic population in the Byzantine Period. Within this …
Wisdom of Egypt
Changing Visions Through the Ages
Av Peter J Ucko
Inbunden, 2017
3173 kr
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The Wisdom of Egypt examines the sources of evidence about Ancient Egypt available to scholars, and the changing visions of Egypt and of Egypt's role in human history that they produced. Its scope extends from the Classical world, through Europe and the Arabic worlds in the Middle Ages, to writers …
Imhotep Today
Egyptianizing Architecture
Häftad, 2007
790 kr
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This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times. It traces the use of ancient Egyptian motifs and constructions across the world, from Australia, the Americas and Southern Africa to Western Europe. It also inquires into the …
Views of Ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte
Imperialism, Colonialism and Modern Appropriations
Häftad, 2007
790 kr
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This book addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a combination of case studies and discursive chapters, the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Asian scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, is …
Consuming Ancient Egypt
Av Sally MacDonald, Michael Rice
Häftad, 2003
708 kr
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Consuming Ancient Egypt examines the influence of Ancient Egypt on the everyday lives of contemporary people, of all ages, throughout the world. It looks at the Egypt tourist sees, Egypt in film and Egypt as the inspiration for opera. It asks why so many books are published each year on …
Ancient Perspectives on Egypt
Häftad, 2003
669 kr
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The allure of Egypt is not exclusive to the modern world. Egypt also held a fascination and attraction for people of the past. In this book, academics from a wide range of disciplines assess the significance of Egypt within the settings of its past. The chronological span is from later prehistory, …
Ancient Egypt in Africa
Häftad, 2007
790 kr
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Geographically, Egypt is clearly on the African continent, yet Ancient Egypt is routinely regarded as a non-African cultural form. The significance of Ancient Egypt for the rest of Africa is a hotly debated issue with complex ramifications. This book considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from …
Never Had the Like Occurred
Egypt's View of its Past
Av John Tait
Häftad, 2007
669 kr
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Never Had the Like Occurred examines Ancient Egypt's own multifaceted encounters with its past. As Egyptian culture constantly changed and evolved, this book follows a chronological arrangement, from early Egypt to the attitudes of the Coptic population in the Byzantine Period. Within this …
Mysterious Lands
Av David O'Connor, Stephen Quirke
Häftad, 2007
747 kr
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Mysterious Lands covers two kinds of encounters. First, encounters which actually occurred between Egypt and specific foreign lands, and second, those the Egyptians created by inventing imaginary lands. Some of the actual foreign lands are mysterious, in that we know of them only through Egyptian …
Wisdom of Egypt
Changing Visions Through the Ages
Av Peter J Ucko
Häftad, 2003
669 kr
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The Wisdom of Egypt examines the sources of evidence about Ancient Egypt available to scholars, and the changing visions of Egypt and of Egypt's role in human history that they produced. Its scope extends from the Classical world, through Europe and the Arabic worlds in the Middle Ages, to writers …
