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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... particular form is often not wholly apparent until it has been discarded . The history of the sciences demonstrates how explanatory models are developed to meet the expectations of researchers for a time , but later are seen to be false ...
... particular point on an innumerable array of curves which describe different human characteristics . Moreover , from population to population the norms themselves vary , whether they concern body height or willingness to die in a cause ...
... particular course is that the background mood was in a state to respond in a particular way . Fantasies of violent change are wired into the human mind , yet most calls to arms fall flat because the time is not right , and most prophets ...
... particular , his division of Egyp- tian history into thirty dynasties , or ruling families ( to which a thirty - first was subsequently added ) , still provides the basic framework of history . For convenience , however , modern ...
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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 |