Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a CivilizationPsychology Press, 2006 - 437 pages Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this second edition of Barry J. Kemp's popular text presents a compelling reassessment of what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics. Ranging across Ancient Egyptian material culture, social and economic experiences, and the mindset of its people, the book also includes two new chapters exploring the last ten centuries of Ancient Egyptian civilization and who, in ethnic terms, the ancients were. Fully illustrated, the book draws on both ancient written materials and decades of excavation evidence, transforming our understanding of this remarkable civilization. Broad ranging yet impressively detailed, Kemp's work is an indispensable text for all students of Ancient Egypt. |
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... individual , looking out into a world that recedes away from the circle of daily life to a wider society of common ... individuals create from the framework a basis of power , establishing systems of conduct which direct the energies and ...
... individual , and enemies amongst their neighbours presented in the same way provide the ingredients for little dramas , in which dynasties rise and fall and battle honours are exchanged . Through journalism we perceive much of the ...
... individuals and within the system they are agents , each and every one , living within a matrix of opportunities for interaction . Yet no two are exactly the same , they are not equal performers . If we take one of the simplest physical ...
... individual is very likely to join them . In consequence of such herding behaviour , broad movements in favour of expansion alternate with broad movements in favour of contraction , the oddly named ' bull ' and ' bear ' markets . The ...
... individual cul- tural phases . The older scheme ran from the Badarian , through the Amratian to the Gerzean and then , via a somewhat ambiguous transition , to the 1st Dynasty . Subsequently Amratian and Gerzean were often replaced by ...
Contents
Who were the ancient Egyptians? | 19 |
The intellectual foundations of the early state | 60 |
The dynamics of culture | 111 |
The provider state | 161 |
The bureaucratic mind | 163 |
Model communities | 193 |
Intimations of our future | 245 |