Ancient Egypt: An Introduction

I was doing an online short course about ancient Egypt from Oxford department of continuing education as I am fascinated by the subject for years. This is the recommended coursebook so I bought it. It is a very nice textbook with an overview of different aspects of ancient Egyptian. If you are looking for something which go through the Egyptian history chronologically by major events, this is not for you. It focuses on geography, religion and funerary traditions. I would recommend people to have a basic understanding of the timeline before going into this one. It might be a bit confusing and too academic to beginners. However, if you just want to know more about ancient Egyptians and don't care about the timeline, then it's fine. To me, it is the right book to guide me through the course. I already know the major events happened from Old Kingdom to New Kingdom before reading it. What I want is to delve deeper into the details and the worldview of ancient Egyptians and the reasons behind. As I read a lot of academic articles, the formal tone is fine for me and not dull and boring at all. It includes right amount of pictures and sketches that give you a better understanding. In general, this is a nice academic source book which I would recommend to adults with an intermediate level of knowledge on the topic.

This book is a jewel. It is for my curated collection. The condition of the book is as promised, but without a dust jacket. However, it is in very good condition. Excellent packaging.

One of the best, if not the best, entry level overview on Ancient Egypt, with many tables, diagrams, etc., written by more of the most well-regarded living historians, the esteemed Salima Ikram, who has extensive record of peer‐reviewed publications and her work employs rigorous methodologies, leaving very little room for criticism.

A great book for those who are studying Egyptolgy or those who are interested in it. I bought it for my wife as a present after searching long for a good Egyptology-Textbook. She is in love with the book and finds it much better explaning than bookets provided by her professors for Egyptology.

Great price. Brand new.