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Author: Donald B. Redford
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780691142265
ISBN 10: 0691142262
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 21 July 2010
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
For those unfamiliar with Ancient Egyptian archaeology, this book is a welcome summary of Redford's work and his interpretation of its results. He brings the city of Mendes to life for the first time outside the classical accounts, and successfully synthesizes a huge amount of material. -- Penny Wilson, Times Literary Supplement [T]he book has certainly to be praised for giving a view ... of an ancient Egyptian city, its history and its excavations. -- Robert Gozzoli, Brynr Mawr Classical Review Combining information from written records and evidence from his excavations at Mendes as well as a thorough grounding in the history of ancient Egypt, Redford offers something unique--namely, a narrative covering several thousand years of Egyptian history from the focal point of a single important city, Mendes. -- Choice This is a book aimed at the expert as well as the more casual reader... [A] very readable text, ... this book is sure to become a well-used reference work for anyone interested in the site of Mendes in particular, but also in the sometimes complex history of the Nile Delta. -- Ancient Egypt
For those unfamiliar with Ancient Egyptian archaeology, this book is a welcome summary of Redford's work and his interpretation of its results. He brings the city of Mendes to life for the first time outside the classical accounts, and successfully synthesizes a huge amount of material. --Penny Wilson, Times Literary Supplement [T]he book has certainly to be praised for giving a view ... of an ancient Egyptian city, its history and its excavations. --Robert Gozzoli, Brynr Mawr Classical Review Combining information from written records and evidence from his excavations at Mendes as well as a thorough grounding in the history of ancient Egypt, Redford offers something unique--namely, a narrative covering several thousand years of Egyptian history from the focal point of a single important city, Mendes. --Choice This is a book aimed at the expert as well as the more casual reader... [A] very readable text, ... this book is sure to become a well-used reference work for anyone interested in the site of Mendes in particular, but also in the sometimes complex history of the Nile Delta. --Ancient Egypt
For those unfamiliar with Ancient Egyptian archaeology, this book is a welcome summary of Redford's work and his interpretation of its results. He brings the city of Mendes to life for the first time outside the classical accounts, and successfully synthesizes a huge amount of material. -- Penny Wilson, Times Literary Supplement [T]he book has certainly to be praised for giving a view ... of an ancient Egyptian city, its history and its excavations. -- Robert Gozzoli, Brynr Mawr Classical Review
Author Information
Donald B. Redford is a historian and archaeologist who has worked extensively in Egypt since 1975, directing a number of important excavations, notably at Mendes and Karnak. A professor at Pennsylvania State University, he is the author of many books, including Akhenaten: The Heretic King (Princeton). He is also the editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt.
