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The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt is the only up-to-date, single-volume history of ancient Egypt available in English. The accessible essays and attractive illustrations portray the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their incorporation into the Roman Empire, covering the period from c. 700,000 BC AD 311. The authors each experts working at the cutting edge of their particular fields outline the principal sequence of political events, including detailed examinations of the three so-called 'intermediate periods' which were previously regarded as 'dark ages' and are only now beginning to be better understood. Against the backdrop of the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, this Oxford Illustrated History also examines cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature. The pace of change in such aspects of Egyptian culture as monumental architecture, funerary beliefs, and ethnicity was not necessarily tied to the rate of political change. Each of the authors of this history has therefore set out to elucidate, in both words and pictures, the underlying patterns of social and political change and to describe the changing face of ancient Egypt, from the biographical details of individuals to the social and economic factors that shaped the lives of the population as a whole.

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• List of Plates(p. xi)
• List of Maps and Plans(p. xiii)
• List of Contributors(p. xv)
• 1. Introduction: Chronologies and Cultural Change in Egypt(p. 1)
• 2. Prehistory: From the Palaeolithic to the Badarian Culture (c.700,000-4000 BC)(p. 16)
• 3. The Naqada Period (c.4000-3200 BC)(p. 41)
• 4. The Emergence of the Egyptian State (c.3200-2686 BC)(p. 57)
• 5. The Old Kingdom (c.2686-2160 BC)(p. 83)
• 6. The First Intermediate Period (c.2160-2055 BC)(p. 108)
• 7. The Middle Kingdom Renaissance (c.2055-1650 BC)(p. 137)
• 8. The Second Intermediate Period (c.1650-1550 BC)(p. 172)
• 9. The 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period (c.1550-1352 BC)(p. 207)
• 10. The Amarna Period and the Later New Kingdom (c.1352-1069 BC)(p. 265)
• 11. Egypt and the Outside World(p. 308)
• 12. The Third Intermediate Period (1069-664 BC)(p. 324)
• 13. The Late Period (664-332 BC)(p. 364)
• 14. The Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC)(p. 388)
• 15. The Roman Period (30 BC-AD 395)(p. 414)
• Epilogue(p. 437)
• Further Reading(p. 438)
• Glossary(p. 472)
• Chronology(p. 480)
• Index(p. 491)

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CHOICE Review

There is a superfluity of books on ancient Egypt published each year. How refreshing, then, to welcome this splendid collaborative undertaking with its sumptuous and carefully selected illustrations. In different ways, this book will give equal pleasure to scholars, students, and the general reader fascinated by things Egyptian. Egyptologist Shaw (Univ. of Liverpool), who wrote the incisive introduction and thoughtful chapter "Egypt and the Outside World," has recruited 13 scholars from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and the US to contribute chapters on their periods of specialization. Contemporary Egyptology involves a high degree of scholarly compartmentalization, but here skillful editing has resulted in an exceptionally well-integrated narrative. Shaw could certainly have written a single-author volume, but he chose the more perilous multiauthored approach, which in this instance paid off handsomely. It remains to point out that if the publishers can produce a moderately priced paperback edition, this book would become a very strong contender worldwide as a textbook for students of Egypt and the ancient Near East. Highly recommended for all collections. G. R. G. Hambly University of Texas at Dallas

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IanShawLecturer in Egyptian Archaeology, Institute of ArchaeologyUniversity College London.