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The Shadow of the Sunby Ryszard Kapuscinski
Knopf Publishing Group 2001; US$ 11.99In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski hitchhikes with caravans, wanders the Sahara with nomads, and lives in the poverty-stricken slums of Nigeria. He wrestles a king cobra to the death and suffers through a bout of malaria. What emerges is an extraordinary depiction of Africa--not as a group of nations or geographic locations--but as a vibrant and frequently joyous montage of peoples, cultures, and encounters.... more...
Soaring Stonesby Daniel Cray; Maureen Clemmons
Delcominy Creations, LLC 2011; US$ 2.99The story of a backyard scientist who uses kites to lift sixteen-ton stones, and her struggle to convince Egyptologists that the same method might have played a role in constructing ancient pyramids. more...
Contemporary Egyptby Charles Tripp
Routledge 1993; US$ 200.00New expert essays on the social and political forces and personalities that have shaped modern Egypt - and the economic, political and diplomatic dilemmas facing the country. more...
Cleopatrasby John Whitehorne
Routledge 1994; US$ 135.00Traces the turbulent lives of the famous Cleopatra's historically important namesakes, and considers the growing political significance of royal women in the last three centuries B.C. more...
Early Dynastic Egyptby Toby A. H. Wilkinson
Routledge 1999; US$ 140.00This book is the most comprehensive treatment of Early Dynastic Egypt to date, and breaks new ground by tackling such topics as administration and religion. Accessible to the general reader and student alike. more...
Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egyptby Rosalie David
Routledge 1997; US$ 46.95In Dr David's study, the builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people with ordinary preoccupations: who worried about their families, grumbled about working conditions - and even planned a strike to improve them. more...
Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egyptby Rosalie David; Anthony E. David
Routledge 1991; US$ 110.00Important historical and cultural figures, as well as some less well-known individuals in Egypt's long history are incorporated in this scholarly work of reference. more...
Egypt 1945-1990by Derek Hopwood
Routledge 1991; US$ 63.00Updated edition of a successful introductory textbook - topics covered include the ideologies of Nasser and Sadat; economic problems; the role of Islam; Egyptian culture and literature. more...
Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palaceby Naguib Kanawati
Routledge 2002; US$ 135.00This original study examines the claims for sensational intrigues in the 6th century Egyptian palace, culminating in the possible assassination of King Teti by his own bodyguards. more...
Wretched Kushby Stuart Tyson Smith
Routledge 2003; US$ 41.95Professor Smith uses the tools of anthropology to examine the ancient Egyptian construction of ethnic identities with its stark contrast between civilized Egyptians and barbaric foreigners - those who made up the 'Wretched Kush' of the title more...