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Ancient Egypt : the origins /
The Dynastic period is the sexy part of Egyptian history--from the first pyramid to Cleopatra's rendezvous with the asp--that so many books cover. Brewer (anthropology, U. of Illinois) looks instead to the period before that, focusing on the connection between environment and culture, the forma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Pearson Longman,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Dynastic period is the sexy part of Egyptian history--from the first pyramid to Cleopatra's rendezvous with the asp--that so many books cover. Brewer (anthropology, U. of Illinois) looks instead to the period before that, focusing on the connection between environment and culture, the formation of agricultural communities, and the rise of the nation state. Though writing for general readers, he incorporates current research. Annotation :2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 213 pages, 16 unnumbered pages leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317868576 1317868579 9781315835679 1315835673 |