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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700，000 years of ancient Egypt， from c。 700，000 BC to AD 311。 Following the story from the Egyptians' prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians， Greeks， and Romans， this book resurrects a fascinating society replete with
remarkable historical information。 It investigates such subjects as the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley to some of the earliest masterpieces of art， architecture， and literature in the ancient world。 The authors--an international team of experts working at the cutting edge of
their particular fields--outline the principal sequence of political events， including detailed examinations of the three so-called 'intermediate periods' which were previously regarded as 'dark ages' and are only now beginning to be better understood。 They also examine cultural and social patterns，
including stylistic developments in art and literature。 Addressing the issues surrounding this distinctive culture， vividly relating the rise and fall of ruling dynasties， exploring colorful personalities， and uncovering surprising facts， The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is certain to enrich our
understanding of this endlessly intriguing civilization。
"Brimming with。。。intriguing facts。。。also provides a first-rate overview of le progr�s Egyptien--from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC。"--The Times （London） （on the previous edition）

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Reviews

William ，

Enjoyable ReadEnjoyed this very much。 Those interested in the subject will find this to be an excellent overview。 Doesn’t assume prior knowledge 。

Aura ，

Esto ha sido una primera lectura。 Seguramente lo leeré alguna vez más porque básicamente es un libro de texto。 Si te gusta la egiptología， este libro es muy， muy recomendable。 Lo compré por recomendación de un profesor y desde luego es todo un acierto。Para quien le pueda interesar， la traducción es de José Miguel Parra Ortiz。

Indy Seymour ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm gonna read this bookI think I like history I'm gonna read this bookI think I like history 。。。more

Ethan ，

A survey of Egyptian history from prehistory until the supremacy of Christianity in the middle 300s。A lot of archaeological detail is given for the discoveries of prehistory and for the Second Intermediate Period in the north。 Otherwise the narrative focuses primarily on what is known from funerary and temple monuments， a bit from Manetho， and whatever may exist from parallel records from other lands。 To this end a lot of the story is about kings and the things they built。 It's a bit disappointi A survey of Egyptian history from prehistory until the supremacy of Christianity in the middle 300s。A lot of archaeological detail is given for the discoveries of prehistory and for the Second Intermediate Period in the north。 Otherwise the narrative focuses primarily on what is known from funerary and temple monuments， a bit from Manetho， and whatever may exist from parallel records from other lands。 To this end a lot of the story is about kings and the things they built。 It's a bit disappointing that more was not made of the Deir el-Medina community and what could be known about the life of the artisan class based on these resources。 One chapter focuses on the relationships with other nations。 But it's mostly rulers and what large-scale developments can be perceived through material remains。 This is a very accessible introduction to the history of ancient Egypt。 。。。more

Marian Romero Gil ，

Libro de cabecera para conocer el antiguo Egipto

John ，

Onwards to Greece

Saumen ，

Actually， one of the best introductory books on Egypt。 But a bit dated。And sometimes，it feels dry。Though it is，no fault to writers or anybody。You should be someone who are really interested in egyptian history， may be you should watch a few youtube documentaries before picking this book up。You need your visualizations and imagination as your companion to read this book。Information presented in this book are quoted numerous times in my favourite egyptology book Rise and fall of Ancient Egypt by T Actually， one of the best introductory books on Egypt。 But a bit dated。And sometimes，it feels dry。Though it is，no fault to writers or anybody。You should be someone who are really interested in egyptian history， may be you should watch a few youtube documentaries before picking this book up。You need your visualizations and imagination as your companion to read this book。Information presented in this book are quoted numerous times in my favourite egyptology book Rise and fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wikilson。 。。。more

Paul Speck ，

Disappointing。 I'm educated。 I read academic， quasi-academic and quasi-popular books and articles in history， linguistics， anthropology， and archeology。 I particularly enjoy books that combine data from more than one discipline。 Here I expected archeology and history， maybe with some interesting tidbits on language， writing， and science。 Each chapter has a different author。 Some are written better than others。 Some are very formulaic。 All suffer from too many details and not enough connections， Disappointing。 I'm educated。 I read academic， quasi-academic and quasi-popular books and articles in history， linguistics， anthropology， and archeology。 I particularly enjoy books that combine data from more than one discipline。 Here I expected archeology and history， maybe with some interesting tidbits on language， writing， and science。 Each chapter has a different author。 Some are written better than others。 Some are very formulaic。 All suffer from too many details and not enough connections， cities listed in the text that aren't on the map， temples that are referenced but not described。 （Am I supposed to have been there？） If every chapter was accompanied by 50 slides maybe the book would come alive。 But in this form （basically bare text）， it is dead。 The small number of color plates aren't tied in and add little。 The plates did remind me how good some museum collections are， how excellent a good lecture with well-chosen slides can be。 This book was not a useful learning experience， much less an enjoyable experience。 I didn't learn anything about language， writing or science。 Nothing about technology， medicine， or math。 And since few chapters bothered to describe and none actually showed me the various pots， temples， and decorations they compared and contrasted， I'm not sure what I learned。 Very， very disappointing。 。。。more

Mónica Arreola ，

The book has an academic structure but it's very interesting。 I enjoy it a lot。 The book has an academic structure but it's very interesting。 I enjoy it a lot。 。。。more

Ahmed Fouadeldin ，

كتاب متميز عبارة عن تاريخ مختصر لكنه شامل للحضارة الفرعونية وحتى نهاية الاحتلال الروماني، مكتوب بشكل جديد، ١٥ فصل يكتبهم ١٥ عالم مختلف كل في تخصصه، الكتاب حديث نسبيا، صدر سنة ٢٠٠٢، لذلك معظم المعلومات فيه محدثه وصحيحه

Jarno Mehtiö ，

Tähtimäärä on väärä， koska arvioin kirjaa vääristä lähtökohdista。 Vähän kuin lyhyen ruotsin opiskelija kitisis pitkän ruotsin yo-kokeen vaikeudesta， kun on ensin kirjoittaa pitkän。 Saviruukkuja， lisää saviruukkuja。 Muinaisessa egyptissä oli 30 dynastiaa saviruukkuja， joita ennen oli vielä erilaisia ruukkuja， mutta jotka kuitenkin sulautuivat ensimmäisten dynastioiden ruukkuihin。 Dynastioiden jälkeen tulivat vielä persialaiset， kreikkalaiset ja roomalaiset ruukut， jotka kuitenkin saivat vahvoja v Tähtimäärä on väärä， koska arvioin kirjaa vääristä lähtökohdista。 Vähän kuin lyhyen ruotsin opiskelija kitisis pitkän ruotsin yo-kokeen vaikeudesta， kun on ensin kirjoittaa pitkän。 Saviruukkuja， lisää saviruukkuja。 Muinaisessa egyptissä oli 30 dynastiaa saviruukkuja， joita ennen oli vielä erilaisia ruukkuja， mutta jotka kuitenkin sulautuivat ensimmäisten dynastioiden ruukkuihin。 Dynastioiden jälkeen tulivat vielä persialaiset， kreikkalaiset ja roomalaiset ruukut， jotka kuitenkin saivat vahvoja vaikutteita dynastioiden ruukuista。 Dynastioiden ruukut voidaan jakaa myös isompiin ajanjaksoihin， joiden pohjana voidaan käyttää jo antiikin aikaisia ja keskiaikaisia ruukkututkimuksia。 Nykytutkimuksen valossa on selvää ， että kuningaskunniksi ja välijaksoiksi nimettyjen kausien ruukut heijastavat toisiaan ja välijaksojen ruukut ovat arvokkaita ihan itsessään。 Ruukkujen lisäksi oli ilmeisesti myös muita tapahtumia， mutta niistä jäi mieleen hyvin vähän。 Paitsi， että kuuluisat pyramidit olivat vanhan kuningaskunnan eli varhaisimman kauden kotkotuksia， myöhemmin hautamenoja muutettiin。 Ja faaraot ryöstelivät toistensa haudoista naamioita （Tutankhamonin naamio voi esimerkiksi olla Nefertitin （kyllä， sen Waltarin kirjasta tutun） naamio alunperin） ja faaroiden sukupuolisuhteet sukulaisiinsa voitaisiin anakronistisesti tulkita kieroutuneiksi。 。。。more

Reeds ，

I'd just read the story of the children of Israel walking across the Red Sea on dry ground in the Bible。The thought came to me to wonder what Egypt was like after they left。 The land had been striped bare of foliage， many， many dead people and animals， the entire army dead after the ten plagues and the Red Sea crossing。I got this book to see what happened to them and how they recovered after such a devastating blow to every aspect of their lives。 This book mentions "nothing" about any of that。 I I'd just read the story of the children of Israel walking across the Red Sea on dry ground in the Bible。The thought came to me to wonder what Egypt was like after they left。 The land had been striped bare of foliage， many， many dead people and animals， the entire army dead after the ten plagues and the Red Sea crossing。I got this book to see what happened to them and how they recovered after such a devastating blow to every aspect of their lives。 This book mentions "nothing" about any of that。 It's like they're in complete denial， and this is a book that Egyptologists study。 This reminded me of a college anthropology teacher。 I asked him how did the flood appear on anthropological digs。 He said there is no trace that a flood ever happened。 This is the part where I choose to have faith and believe。If you want to learn which of the pharaohs built monuments to themselves this is the book for you。 。。。more

zachary ，

For a book that has to cover several thousands of years， Shaw has really managed to summarize the elements of the different Egyptian periods in a few that is easy to follow while making sure to cover everything that needs to be covered。 Of course， it covers most things in a very brief way; and occasionally focusing on things I'm not entirely sure are the things that should be focused on。。。 but I also realise that there are books written specifically about those things。 As a go-to introduction th For a book that has to cover several thousands of years， Shaw has really managed to summarize the elements of the different Egyptian periods in a few that is easy to follow while making sure to cover everything that needs to be covered。 Of course， it covers most things in a very brief way; and occasionally focusing on things I'm not entirely sure are the things that should be focused on。。。 but I also realise that there are books written specifically about those things。 As a go-to introduction that covers most of the basics。。。 this has been my bible for the last few months。 Except people probably take better care of their bibles than I've cared for this one。。。 but hey， that's just proof it's been passionately read。 。。。more

Graham Cammock ，

This book is awesome， it is a multi-authored book and hence it is absolutely jam packed with details and information， from the Palaeolithic （700，000 years ago） and Neolithic epochs， into the Pre-dynastic cultures， through every single dynasty （from 1 to 30）， the old kingdom， intermediate periods and middle and new kingdoms， even into the Ptolemaic and Roman periods。 This book leaves nothing to be desired。 I wholeheartedly recommend！

Gavin O'Brien ，

An excellent introduction to the history of ancient Egypt。 As an absolute beginner on the subject I was not quite sure what to expect and naturally my lack of reading of other secondary sources on Egyptian history means I cannot compare this work with others at present。 None the less I came away with a much transformed perception of Ancient Egypt as land of deep rooted tradition， cultural richness and religious complexity which persisted and evolved over three millennium。 I would happily recomme An excellent introduction to the history of ancient Egypt。 As an absolute beginner on the subject I was not quite sure what to expect and naturally my lack of reading of other secondary sources on Egyptian history means I cannot compare this work with others at present。 None the less I came away with a much transformed perception of Ancient Egypt as land of deep rooted tradition， cultural richness and religious complexity which persisted and evolved over three millennium。 I would happily recommend this book to anyone wishing to introduce themselves to the world of Ancient Egypt。 。。。more

Joe Copley ，

Good for undergraduate studies of Ancient Egypt and for those who are just curious。

Iset ，

This was the go-to book throughout my undergraduate degree in Egyptology， one that I consulted more times than I can recall for preparatory class reading， source for essays， prompt for presentations， etc。 And yet my knowledge of it was patchy because I consulted as needed – with so many different demands on my time， I never got to sit down with it and read the whole thing cover to cover; something which I looked to rectify this year。 Having done so， I can heartily recommend it。Let’s go through t This was the go-to book throughout my undergraduate degree in Egyptology， one that I consulted more times than I can recall for preparatory class reading， source for essays， prompt for presentations， etc。 And yet my knowledge of it was patchy because I consulted as needed – with so many different demands on my time， I never got to sit down with it and read the whole thing cover to cover; something which I looked to rectify this year。 Having done so， I can heartily recommend it。Let’s go through the negatives first。 Yes， the print is rather small。 Fortunately I was reading on kindle， but even the ability to increase the size of text does nothing to clarify the tiny maps。 It wasn’t too bad a fault for me， partly because I knew most of the sites referred to， partly because it was easy enough to consult a map online。 But I can understand how this would deter people。 Throughout the text， I only spotted two major inaccuracies。 There may be more that I simply didn’t pick up on， or because new discoveries can change the picture all the time; the edition I read is the most recent available one， from 2004。 The errors were that the book stated that the last monarch of the 6th Dynasty was Queen Nitiqret – this is a much later misunderstanding by classical authors writing about ancient Egypt some two thousand years removed， and we now know that the monarch’s name was actually Netjerkare Siptah I and a king， not a queen。 The second error was that David Peacock in the final chapter states that the Red Sea trade port of Berenike， established by Ptolemy II， was named after his sister – it wasn’t， for he had no such sister; it was named after his mother of that name。Another criticism which pops up in reviews is the dryness of the text， but I consider that a neutral aspect of the book， heavily dependent on the experience and interest of the reader。 If you have come to this book with no prior knowledge of ancient Egypt whatsoever， and no experience of academic non-fictions， you may find the book a challenge。 It is quite long and， if not comprehensive， certainly thorough in taking its readers from the dawn of Egyptian history right up to its incorporation into the Roman empire， chock full of in depth analysis about state administration， religious nuance， and political shifts in agenda and execution。 If you’re a newcomer， I would direct you away from this book， and to Ian Shaw’s Ancient Egypt: A Very Brief Introduction instead – shorter， much more accessible， and written specifically for the general audience。However， I have to admit that I didn’t think the book was that dry。 It was dense in material， to be sure， but it was written in a smooth， fluid style throughout that I personally found to be far more engaging and understandable than some of the other general histories of ancient Egypt I’ve been reading lately。 Despite the fact that this book， like those others， is written in the format of each chapter submitted by a different author， and then edited by Ian Shaw， there’s a consistency of style here that makes me think that Shaw curated each chapter with care for tone and accessibility。 This book succeeded far more than others at holding my interest and getting across its important points。 In comparison to other similar books， I also felt this book got less bogged down in numbers and statistics。 It didn’t hurt either that this book was more accurate and made less factual errors than either Toby Wilkinson’s The Egyptian World or Marc van de Mieroop’s A History of Ancient Egypt。Until or unless I find a better academic overview of ancient Egypt than this one， I have to say this is my recommended go-to book。10 out of 10 。。。more

Renato D'Amico ，

One of the best introductions to Ancient Egypt history including more aspects of the ancient society （geographical， archaeological etc）。

Phil ，

This is part of my efforts to read behind a World History course that I'm currently teaching。 I left the Near East and Egypt for last because I was relatively well acquainted with the material。 This is， of course， a collection of different scholars and gives a series of perspectives。 The studies are uniformly strong contributions and give a detailed survey of the ancient Egyptian period。 This is an excellent place to start a study of Egypt's history and quite readable。 This is part of my efforts to read behind a World History course that I'm currently teaching。 I left the Near East and Egypt for last because I was relatively well acquainted with the material。 This is， of course， a collection of different scholars and gives a series of perspectives。 The studies are uniformly strong contributions and give a detailed survey of the ancient Egyptian period。 This is an excellent place to start a study of Egypt's history and quite readable。 。。。more

Keith Roe ，

This one took a while to finish。 The blurb on the cover says， "if you're only going to read one book on Ancient Egypt， this should be the one。" I agree， this book by a variety of authors is very thorough and covers everything we know from the stone age up to the Romans。 I like the details of the archaeology involved， but the most significant fact I got from this book is the scarcity of knowledge we have about this culture。 We really know very little about what actually happened in those times。 This one took a while to finish。 The blurb on the cover says， "if you're only going to read one book on Ancient Egypt， this should be the one。" I agree， this book by a variety of authors is very thorough and covers everything we know from the stone age up to the Romans。 I like the details of the archaeology involved， but the most significant fact I got from this book is the scarcity of knowledge we have about this culture。 We really know very little about what actually happened in those times。 There is little writing left from the place other than funeral texts and business transactions （inventories， pay schedules and so on） The further back you go the less certainty we have of the people involved even existing。 What we do know doesn't make Egypt seem very interesting， it seemed a staid culture that changed very slowly and then only with great reluctance。 Very little innovation in any area other than funeral practices and tomb building。 I understand there is still a lot of archaeology to be done and who knows what may still be discovered， but the clues so far don't show a culture I feel the need to personally investigate further。 I am off to the Oxford History of Ancient Greece for a more vibrant culture with much more extant details， art and literature and history。 。。。more

Stephen Simpson ，

Very academic and dry。 The only way to create a book covering the whole of ancient Egyptian civilization without going into thousands of pages is to exclude a lot， and that's the case here。 It's mostly focused on political developments， with very little about culture， architecture， military battles， and so on。 Very academic and dry。 The only way to create a book covering the whole of ancient Egyptian civilization without going into thousands of pages is to exclude a lot， and that's the case here。 It's mostly focused on political developments， with very little about culture， architecture， military battles， and so on。 。。。more

Ian Lepine ，

An incredibly dry read。 At times this book appears more like a catalogue of grave goods than any comprehensive narrative。 I'm sure some professional archaeologists and egyptologists would find it very useful， but if you're reading this as part of an introductory course， you'll be bored to death。 As another reviewer put it， a lot of the authors here have a weird obsession with pottery。 An incredibly dry read。 At times this book appears more like a catalogue of grave goods than any comprehensive narrative。 I'm sure some professional archaeologists and egyptologists would find it very useful， but if you're reading this as part of an introductory course， you'll be bored to death。 As another reviewer put it， a lot of the authors here have a weird obsession with pottery。 。。。more

Eva Strange ，

The chapter on the Ptolemaic period is lamentably short and uninformative。

Karlos Dearma ，

Compilado por Ian Shaw， uno de los mejores trabajos sobre egiptología de los últimos tiempos。 Muy recomendable。

Sean Brennan ，

Obviously Written by an aerchaeologist I can say I learnt absolutely nothing about Ancient Egypt， One would think that the only people of any importance was the Pharoeh and the only things of interest were their burials！ Awful！

AskHistorians ，

Fairly standard text on Ancient Egypt， with sections on each part of Egyptian history。 A good jumping off point。

Madly Jane ，

TO REREAD 2016

Ryan ，

The Oxford History of Ancient EgyptIan Shaw （Credited）Read it in paper back at a very long 554 pages。OTC Historic Side Pots first read， and what a challenging beginning to this whole shenanigans。 A lot of us have a pretty big interest in history （even though we all like different time periods）， so we decided on four books this year to start delving into Ancient History。 The Mediterranean has the most easily identifiable and well documented history， thus we started with Egypt。 Ian Shaw is credite The Oxford History of Ancient EgyptIan Shaw （Credited）Read it in paper back at a very long 554 pages。OTC Historic Side Pots first read， and what a challenging beginning to this whole shenanigans。 A lot of us have a pretty big interest in history （even though we all like different time periods）， so we decided on four books this year to start delving into Ancient History。 The Mediterranean has the most easily identifiable and well documented history， thus we started with Egypt。 Ian Shaw is credited with writing this， but it covers a very large amount of history， broken into sections， and widely written by a host of people including Stan Hendrix， Pierre Vermeersch， Beatrix Midant-Reynes， Kathryn Bard， Jaromir Malek， Stephen Seidlmayer， Gae Callender， Janine Bourriau， Betsy Bryan， Jacobus Van Dijk， John Taylor， Alan Lloyd， and David Peacock。 A well-established list of contributors。 As noted， it's a large breadth of history starting at about 700，00 BC till about major occupation and control by Rome in 30BC and closing 395AD。 As it turns out， we don't know all that much about early human history and what we do know is all provided by archeology instead of written word which makes much of this very dry but informative， probably more exciting if human waste piles and pottery shards are your thing。 For us， it made for some difficult early reading。 It moves onto cover the early pyramids， the most famous ones built in very early Egypt。 The fact that they were able to leverage such a large work force， come up with lasting architectural monuments with nearly pin point positioning， and culturally deep enough to motivate their creation， is most inspiring。 From this initial base Egypt creates an empire that's astonishing and nearly unheard of at the time。 The established list of contributors each cover portions of time in which the empire goes through rises， glory days， bad leadership， divisions， wars， and everything else that happens over thousands of years of existence。 All of this precariously pieced together from monuments and the boastful inscriptions that adorn them。But that's kind of one of the problems。 The subject matter is so vast and the inscriptions provide a hazy picture at best which makes it hard to get a really good idea of what happened in many occasions。 Due to heavy theft， dis-regard for their cultural heritage places， and the ever whisper of time it just gets harder。 If you are looking for a conclusive history of every period （minus details of Roman occupation） of Egyptian Antiquity， look no further。 This book does not cover Egyptian religion with much detail beyond notable funeral cults and basic traditions and deities。 From that perspective it's a bit disappointing。So while infinitely interesting the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt incredibly dry。 This was the primary complaint with the tomb。 Out of four people attempting we had three complete， but we won't be grading these。 Since this was our first book for this and I didn't really know how it would go， I kind of dropped the ball and our meeting wasn't as stimulating as I had hoped as our conversation lacked any structure， something I will need to remedy for Greece。 Happy Reading and onto Greece， the next rock in our path。 。。。more

Wing Yan ，

Very informative。 Good "I know nothing about Egypt" intro book。 Great for research reference too~ Very informative。 Good "I know nothing about Egypt" intro book。 Great for research reference too~ 。。。more

Yasser Maniram ，

Preface: Read this surgically during an Ancient Egypt course at University。Complete with maps and other relevant images， Shaw's "History of Ancient Egypt" combines history with anthropology。 Well researched with an extensive "Further Reading" section， this is a must-have for anyone interested in a specific period of Egypt's history or just a general background of what happened between the Palaeolithic and the Roman Period。 Pros: Extensive。 Something for everyone， the casual reader and the resear Preface: Read this surgically during an Ancient Egypt course at University。Complete with maps and other relevant images， Shaw's "History of Ancient Egypt" combines history with anthropology。 Well researched with an extensive "Further Reading" section， this is a must-have for anyone interested in a specific period of Egypt's history or just a general background of what happened between the Palaeolithic and the Roman Period。 Pros: Extensive。 Something for everyone， the casual reader and the researcher alike。 Cons: Unless you are strongly motivated by the subject of Ancient Egypt and history in general， the writing can be interpreted as dry。 。。。more

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