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The Egyptians Paperback / softback - 1998
by Barbara Watterson
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- Title The Egyptians
- Author Barbara Watterson
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Condition New
- Pages 372
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-12-04
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780631211952
- ISBN 9780631211952 / 0631211950
- Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.06 x 6.05 x 0.89 in (23.01 x 15.37 x 2.26 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Dewey Decimal Code 962
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First line
Egypt lies on the eastern edge of the Sahara, today the vast, empty and arid region whose very name is Arabic for 'desert'.
From the rear cover
This is an account of the Egyptians from the first settlers in the Nile Valley through to the present day. Egypt has the longest, continuous, known history of any country in the world. The Nile Valley was first settled in about 5000 BC, and descendants of those early Egyptians still live along the banks of the great river that gave life to the desert lands and helped to bring about one of the earliest and greatest civilizations. Since the fourth century BC the Egyptians have been governed successively by Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Turks, and in 1882 Egypt was occupied by the British. It was only in 1922 that the country reasserted its independence. Since 1953, Egypt has been an independent Republic; and today, the Egyptians see themselves as a bridge between the Arab world and the West.
Barbara Watterson charts the political and social history of the Egyptians through the millenniums in a narrative interwoven with insights on their economy and culture. Throughout the book she stresses the themes of continuity and change, providing the first comprehensive panorama of this fascinating people and their society.