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Author : Malcolm Forsberg
Publisher : New York : Harper
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Land Beyond the Nile written by Malcolm Forsberg and published by New York : Harper. This book was released on 1958 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sara E. Cole
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606065513
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Nile written by Sara E. Cole and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cultural exchange in the eastern Mediterranean, importing and exporting not just wares but also new artistic techniques and styles. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman craftsmen imitated one another’s work, creating cultural and artistic hybrids that transcended a single tradition. Yet in spite of the remarkable artistic production that resulted from these interchanges, the complex vicissitudes of exchange between Egypt and the Classical world over the course of nearly 2500 years have not been comprehensively explored in a major exhibition or publication in the United States. It is precisely this aspect of Egypt’s history, however, that Beyond the Nile uncovers. Renowned scholars have come together to provide compelling analyses of the constantly evolving dynamics of cultural exchange, first between Egyptians and Greeks—during the Bronze Age, then the Archaic and Classical periods of Greece, and finally Ptolemaic Egypt—and later, when Egypt passed to Roman rule with the defeat of Cleopatra. Beyond the Nile, a milestone publication issued on the occasion of a major international exhibition, will become an indispensable contribution to the field. With gorgeous photographs of more than two hundred rare objects, including frescoes, statues, obelisks, jewelry, papyri, pottery, and coins, this volume offers an essential and inter-disciplinary approach to the rich world of artistic cross-pollination during antiquity.
Author : Pearce Paul Creasman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190229071
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Pharaoh's Land and Beyond written by Pearce Paul Creasman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of pharaonic Egypt as a unified, homogeneous, and isolated cultural entity is misleading. Ancient Egypt was a rich tapestry of social, religious, technological, and economic interconnections among numerous cultures from disparate lands. This volume uniquely examines Egypt's relationship with its wider world through fifteen chapters arranged in five thematic groups. The first three chapters detail the geographical contexts of interconnections through examination of ancient Egyptian exploration, maritime routes, and overland passages. The next three chapters address the human principals of association: peoples, with the attendant difficulties differentiating ethnic identities from the record; diplomatic actors, with their complex balances and presentations of power; and the military, with its evolving role in pharaonic expansion. Natural events, too, played significant roles in the pharaonic world: geological disasters, the effects of droughts and floods on the Nile, and illness and epidemics all delivered profound impacts, as is seen in the third section.0Physical manifestations of interconnections between pharaonic Egypt and its neighbors in the form of objects are the focus of the fourth set: trade, art and architecture, and a specific case study of scarabs. The final section discusses in depth perhaps the most powerful means of interconnection: ideas. Whether through diffusion and borrowing of knowledge and technology, through the flow of words by script and literature, or through exchanges in the religious sphere, the pharaonic Egypt that we know today was constantly changing-and changing the cultures around it.0Exhibition.
Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408839938
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Nile written by Toby Wilkinson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers and Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life – fishing, farming, flooding – continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season's agricultural yield and set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists and the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo – and in Egypt's earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) and the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo) – the Nile is our guide to understanding the past and present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing land.
Author : Judith Bunbury
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108638929
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Nile and Ancient Egypt written by Judith Bunbury and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of human habitation of the Nile Valley is a long one and includes famine, disaster, global environmental events, and human resolve told against a background of ever-changing landscape. In this volume, Judith Bunbury examines the region over a 10,000 year period, from the Neolithic to the Roman conquest. Charting the progression of the river as it meanders through the region and over the ages, she demonstrates how ancient Egyptians attempted to harness the Nile's power as a force for good. Over the generations, they learned how to farm and build on its banks, and also found innovative solutions to cope in a constantly evolving habitat. Using the latest theories and evidence, this richly illustrated volume also provides a blueprint for the future management of the Nile.
Author : James Bicheno
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Restoration of the Jews written by James Bicheno and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Johann Peter Lange
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures written by Johann Peter Lange and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (799 download)
Download or read book The Land of the Nile written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316832791
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)
Download or read book The Nile Basin written by Martin Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nile Basin contains a record of human activities spanning the last million years. However, the interactions between prehistoric humans and environmental changes in this area are complex and often poorly understood. This comprehensive book explains in clear, non-technical terms how prehistoric environments can be reconstructed, with examples drawn from every part of the Nile Basin. Adopting a source-to-sink approach, the book integrates events in the Nile headwaters with the record from marine sediment cores in the Nile Delta and offshore. It provides a detailed record of past environmental changes throughout the Nile Basin and concludes with a review of the causes and consequences of plant and animal domestication in this region and of the various prehistoric migrations out of Africa into Eurasia and beyond. A comprehensive overview, this book is ideal for researchers in geomorphology, climatology and archaeology.
Author : R. Collins
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349069604
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The British in the Sudan, 1898–1956 written by R. Collins and published by Springer. This book was released on 1984-06-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tyndale
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414378580
Total Pages : 1185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)
Download or read book The Living Bible Large Print Edition written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 1185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the first ever quadruple Diamond award from ECPA Celebrating over 40 years and over 40 million lives touched, Tyndale is releasing a new Large Print edition of The Living Bible. Features include a Bible reading plan, four-color maps, a topical concordance, and a presentation page. The uncluttered, two-column format and the large text make for easy reading. The Living Bible is a paraphrase of the Old and New Testaments. Its purpose is to say as exactly as possible what the writers of the Scriptures meant, and to say it simply, expanding where necessary for a clear understanding by the modern reader.
Author : Levison Wood
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802190685
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Walking the Nile written by Levison Wood and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explorer and author of Walking the Americas and Walking the Himalayas delivers “a bold travelogue, illuminating great swathes of modern Africa” (Kirkus Reviews). Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda—where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water—writer, photographer, and explorer Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the fabled river. He followed the Nile for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations—Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt—to the Mediterranean coast. Like his predecessors, Wood camped in the wild, foraged for food, and trudged through rainforest, swamp, savannah, and desert, enduring life-threatening conditions at every turn. He traversed sandstorms, flash floods, minefields, and more, becoming a local celebrity in Uganda, where a popular rap song was written about him, and a potential enemy of the state in South Sudan, where he found himself caught in a civil war and detained by the secret police. As well as recounting his triumphs, like escaping a charging hippo and staving off wild crocodiles, Wood’s gripping account recalls the loss of Matthew Power, a journalist who died suddenly from heat exhaustion during their trek. As Wood walks on, often joined by local guides who help him to navigate foreign languages and customs, Walking the Nile maps out African history and contemporary life. “Woods emerges as a dutiful and brave guide.”—Los Angeles Times “Many have attempted this holy grail of an expedition—so I admire Lev’s determination and courage to pull this off.”—Bear Grylls “A brilliant book.”—Financial Times
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Land of the Nile; Or, Egypt Past and Present written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Twigger
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466853905
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Red Nile written by Robert Twigger and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, Red Nile navigates a meandering course through the history of the world's greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity, power clashes, and constant change. Seasoned historical writer Robert Twigger connects the comprehensive history of the Nile with his personal experience of living in Egypt while researching the Nile's historical origins. Twigger covers the entirety of the river, charting the length of the Nile from its disputed origins through Africa on a whirlwind tour of the rulers, explorers, conquerors, generals, and novelists who painted the Nile "red." Both comprehensive and intimate, this narrative guides readers through history by way of the mighty river known across the world. The result of this meticulously researched book is an all-inclusive history of this epic river and the incredible connections throughout history. The stories of excess, love, passion, splendor, and violence are what make the Nile so engaging, even after centuries of change.
Author : Phiroze Vasunia
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520228200
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Gift of the Nile written by Phiroze Vasunia and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-12-04 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What the ancient Greeks thought and believed about Egypt and what this tells us about them.
Author : Halford John Mackinder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Lands Beyond the Channel written by Halford John Mackinder and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geraldine Pinch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192803468
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction written by Geraldine Pinch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explains the cultural and historical background to the fascinating and complex world of Egyptian myth, with each chapter dealing with a particular theme.
