List of Maps; AcknowledgementsIntroductionPrehistory: Palaeolithic
and NeolithicPredynastic PeriodLate Predynastic and Early
DynasticThe Rise of Eqyptian CivilizationThe Old KingdomThe First
Intermediate PeriodThe Middle KingdomThe Second Intermediate
PeriodThe New Kingdom: Pre-AmarnaThe New Kingdom: Amarna and
Post-AmarnaEgypt and the Outside WorldThe Third Intermediate
PeriodThe Late PeriodThe Ptolemaic PeriodThe Roman PeriodFurther
Reading; Chronological Tables; Acknowledgement of Sources;
Index
Ian Shaw studied Archaeology and Egyptology at Cambridge
University, gaining a PhD on the archaeological remains at Tell
el-Amarna. He later undertook research into Egyptian quarrying and
mining sites as a British Academy Research Fellow at New Hall,
Cambridge. His other publications include Ancient Egyptian Warfare
and Weapons (1992), The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
(1995), The Dictionary of Archaeology (1999), and Ancient Egyptian
Materials and
Technology (2000)
`Review from previous edition
The approach combines traditional chronological history with
cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded
picture ... chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate
periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First
Intermediate Period and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period
outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna
Period is also particularly good.'
Antiquity
`If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one ...
even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt
will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists
will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse
their interest, ranging from the story of the world's first strike
... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken
from the hand of a mummy.'
The Northern Echo
`splendid, lavishly illustrated book ... the only single-volume
work to cover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the stone age to
Roman conquest ... Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw ... you get the facts
without the dust. An excellent choice for enthusiasts and novices
alike; even better if you can persuade someone to buy for you as a
present.'
Roddy Phillips, Aberdeen Press and Journal
`From the Stone Age to the Roman occupation in the fourth centry
AD, the mighty Egyptian dynasties are brought to life in almost 450
pages ... never anything but deeply informative, without losing
sight of the essential attribute of any book - readability ... both
stimulating to the casual reader or keen-to-learn holiday maker and
the serious student alike.'
Peter Leach, North West Evening Mail
`brimming with ... intriguing facts ... also provides a first-rate
overview of - le progrès Egyptien - from the period when Homo
erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant
entry into Egypt in 30 BC.'
Douglas Kennedy, The Times
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