The Egyptian World

Routledge Worlds

by Toby Wilkinson (Editor)

Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries.

Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters written by international experts. Each chapter gives an overview of its topic, and also covers the latest research in the area. Chapters are divided thematically into seven sections, to enable a broader understanding of all the complexities of ancient Egyptian society without the constriction of chronological divisions, and illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and drawings.

Providing fresh perspectives on this ancient culture, a digest of current research trends in Egyptology as well as a unique examination of the Egyptian world, this fascinating title enables students to gain a clear understanding of ancient Egyptian society.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Egyptology, Egypt, Egyptian Literature, Ancient History

586 pages, Hardcover

First published November 5, 2007

About the author

Dr Toby Wilkinson joined the International Strategy Office in July 2011, working with the Pro Vice Chancellor (Jennifer Barnes) to support the schools, faculties and departments in their international engagements, and to develop the University's international strategy, particularly with regard to research collaborations and relationships with the EU, US, India and China. Prior to this, Dr Wilkinson was the Development Director at Clare College as well as Chairman of Cambridge Colleges Development Group.

As an acknowledged expert on ancient Egyptian civilisation and one of the leading Egyptologists of his generation, Toby Wilkinson has lectured around the world. He has excavated at the Egyptian sites of Buto and Memphis. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian History and has broadcast on radio and television in the UK and abroad, including BBC’s Horizon and Channel 4’s Private Lives of the Pharaohs, and was the consultant for the BBC’s award-winning documentary on the building of the Great Pyramid.

Upon graduating from the University of Cambridge he received the University’s Thomas Mulvey Prize and was elected to the prestigious Lady Wallis Budge Junior Research Fellowship in Egyptology. He is a Fellow of Clare College, University of Cambridge and an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Durham.

Reviews

[Iset · Rating 3 out of 5]

When you've read a lot of these overview ancient history textbooks in a row, admittedly it is difficult to say anything new in the review. This one follows the typical format - each chapter contributed by a different professional in the field, the book begins by laying out Egyptian geography before progressing to agriculture, crafts, economy, administration, rulership, religion, and foreign relations. It's a pretty well-worn format for these kinds of books. And, like most of them, it is aimed towards the hobbyist and newcomer student to the subject - its broad overview covers too much familiar basic material to be useful to experts in the field, but for complete non-historians with no prior knowledge, it may be a little bit dry in places.

6 out of 10

[Oscar · Rating 3 out of 5]

NEAT!