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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... human counterparts in changes in belief and behaviour that usually come to our attention only by the time that they are fully formed and their genesis is lost . How a mass of individuals interacts within a system in a way that becomes a ...
... humanity as a whole since the Neolithic is the conscious search for improved systems , and their simultaneous or sub ... human societies and their history ? We might think first of the more intensive production of food than would happen ...
... human mind , yet most calls to arms fall flat because the time is not right , and most prophets and would - be rulers of the world pass their lives unheeded . A complete history would be one which explains why an infinite number of ...
... human ingenuity could still do much to improve . Earthen banks could be raised to enclose large basins where the farmer could allow the waters to remain for a period before releasing them back into the river . Water could be raised ...
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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 |