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Books on: egyptian history

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A History of Modern Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Relations, 1800-1953

Book by John Marlowe; Praeger, 1954

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Egypt--Foreign Relations--Great Britain, Egypt--History--19th Century, Egypt--History--British Occupation, 1882-1936, Great Britain--Foreign Relations--Egypt

Collections: History, Entire Library

...objected to even by the most ardent Egyptian nationalist.His return to Egypt...the beginning of a grim period in Egyptian history, during which Egypt was to experience...Wedgwood Benn. 4. Neither the Egyptian nor the British Governments were...
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Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus: Comprising the History of the Asiatic Nations, the Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians and Carthaginians - Vol. 1

Book by B. G. Niebuhr, Leonhard Schmitz; Taylor, Walton, and Maberly, 1852

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History, Ancient

Collections: History, Entire Library

...for us, so the ancient Egyptian language was, in the time...disguise of the fact that Egyptian history did not go farther back than that period. The Egyptians, it seems, ought to have...contented with possessing a history extending as far backwards...him been estab lished in Egyptian histories. Such an interpolation...
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Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus: From the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus. Comprising the History of the Asiatic Nations, the Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians and Carthaginians - Vol. 3

Book by B. G. Niebuhr, Leonhard Schmitz; Taylor, Walton, and Maberly, 1852

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History, Ancient

Collections: History, Entire Library

...existing circumstances, that the Egyptian Jews took no offence at it. It...important body there. Some points in Egyptian history are of such a nature as to prove...the Rabbis. In this manner, the Egyptian Jews satisfied their own wants...
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Lectures on Ancient History: From the Earliest Times to the Taking of Alexandria by Octavianus. Comprising the History of the Asiatic Nations, the Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians and Carthaginians - Vol. 2

Book by Marcus Niebuhr, Leonhard Schmitz; Taylor, Walton, and Maberly, 1852

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Geography, Ancient, History, Ancient

Collections: History, Entire Library

...follow Arrian. While the history of Charlemagne is faithfully...the first traces of romantic histories of Charlemagne occur as early...In like manner, a fabulous history of Alexander existed in Egypt...but rather a combination of Egyptian and Eastern traditions. In...to show in what manner the history
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Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Book by Francesco Tiradritti, Araldo De Luca; Harry N. Abrams, 1999

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Art, Egyptian--Catalogs, Art--Egypt--Cairo--Catalogs, Egypt--Antiquities--Catalogs

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...the public of the present Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in...the long and distinguished history of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and of the...civilization of the ancient Egyptians. Even more significant...people who created it. The Egyptian Museum contains some 150...

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Journal Articles on: egyptian history

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Definitely: Egyptian Literature; Proceedings of the Symposium "Ancient Egyptian Literature; History and Forms," Los Angeles, March 24-26, 1995

Journal article by Lana Troy; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001

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Books--Reviews, Definitely: Egyptian Literature. Proceedings of the Symposium "Ancient Egyptian Literature: History and Forms," Los Angeles, March 24-26, 1995 (Book)--Reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

Definitely: Egyptian Literature; proceedings of the Symposium "Ancient Egyptian Literature; history and forms," los angeles, march 24-26, 1995 by Lana Troy Definitely: Egyptian Literature. Proceedings of the Symposium...
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Between Egyptian "National Purity" and "Local Flexibility": Prostitution in Al-Mahalla Al-Kubra in the First Half of the 20th Century

Journal article by Hanan Hammad; Journal of Social History, Vol. 44, 2011

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El Mahalla el Kubra, Egypt--History, El Mahalla el Kubra, Egypt--Social aspects, Female-male relations--History, Prostitution--History, Prostitution--Laws, regulations and rules, Prostitution--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Mahalla, like many other Egyptian urban centers, tolerated...venereal diseases, but Egyptians also needed such protection...The virtuous and united Egyptian nation with a uniform national...overlooked. Considering that the history of prostitution goes back...employed by anti-prostitution Egyptians. Taken together, the British and the Egyptian discourses concerning public...
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Notes on the AHL Al-Diwan: The Arab-Egyptian Army of the Seventh through the Ninth Centuries C.E

Journal article by Maged S.A. Mikhail; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 128, 2008

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Armies--Growth, Armies--History, Egyptian history--Military aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Arab and non-Egyptian troops to maintain...evident in the history of disturbances...sources on the history of the Egyptian diwan are Ibn Abd...Nicephoros, Short History, ed./tr. C...section54. On the Egyptian navy under the...
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Early Precursors to the Egyptian Novel

Journal article by Saad Elkhadem; International Fiction Review, 2002

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Egyptian literature--History, Islamic literature--History, Literary form--History, Narration (Rhetoric)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...rescue by Hamas, a young Egyptian soldier, who, after...of Egypt (known in history as King Amasis). Shawqis...agyptische Konigstochter (An Egyptian Kings Daughter, 1864...See Saad Elkhadem, History of the Egyptian Novel: Its Rise and...
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Ancient Egyptian Literature: History and Forms

Journal article by Ludwig D. Morenz; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 119, 1999

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Books--Reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Ancient Egyptian Literature: History and Forms by Ludwig D. Morenz...Accordingly, the study of Egyptian literature fosters "le plaisir du texte." What picture of Egyptian literature has emerged from...widened their audience. Ancient Egyptian narratives were remarkably...literature by the ancient Egyptians themselves is barely known...

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Magazine Articles on: egyptian history

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Picking Up the Pieces: Jonathan Downs Looks at a Collection of Egyptian Pottery Sherds Discovered at the National Trust's Mansion, Kingston Lacy, in Dorset

Magazine article by Jonathan Downs; History Today, Vol. 57, September 2007

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Ancient pottery--Discovery and exploration, Art, Egyptian--Discovery and exploration, Bankes, William John--Collections and collecting, Egyptian antiquities--Discovery and exploration, Egyptian art--Discovery and exploration, Egyptologists--Collections and collecting, Inscriptions--Translations and translating, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty--Collections and collecting, Pottery, Ancient--Discovery and exploration

Collections: History, Entire Library

...texts: 125 Greek, 42 Demotic Egyptian, 6 Arabic, one Coptic, and...Giovanni Finati, his guide on his Egyptian journey, Bankes refers to...he was a scholar of ancient history and believed that Greek inscriptions...acquisitions became the cornerstone of Egyptian collections in Turin, Berlin...
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Egyptian Revival

Magazine article by Lisa Stillman; Natural History, Vol. 106, December 1997

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Africa, Art exhibits, Exploration, History

Collections: History, Entire Library

Egyptian Revival by Lisa Stillman When...inscribed in marble and in history books, but the best testament...flora, fauna, topography, history, culture, and archeology...and a columnist for Natural History-will discuss some of the...
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Alexandria the Great: On the Mediterranean at the Western Edge of the Nile Delta Stands the Most Important and Enduring of All the Many Cities Founded by Alexander. Though Much of Its Material Past Has Been Destroyed or Lies Underwater, Alexandria's Reputation as the Intellectual Powerhouse of the Classical World, Fusing Greek, Egyptian and Roman Culture, Lives On

Magazine article by Paul Cartledge; History Today, Vol. 59, October 2009

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Alexander the Great--History, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--Appreciation, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--History, Greek history, to 330 (Ancient period)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Mediterranean. Not only the first, the Egyptian Alexandria was also by far the most...the city right on top of an existing Egyptian site, for fear of alienating powerful...lower order of free but unenfranchised Egyptians and other incomers such as diaspora...BC, whose capital had been the old Egyptian city of Memphis. The powerful Egyptian...
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New Light on Ancient Egypt: Helen Strudwick, Curator of the Egyptian Galleries at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Explains the New Refurbishment at the Museum and the Opportunities It Has Afforded

Magazine article by Helen Strudwick; History Today, Vol. 56, June 2006

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Egypt--History, Fitzwilliam Museum--Collections and collecting, Fitzwilliam Museum--Protection and preservation, Museums--Collections and collecting, Museums--Protection and preservation

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Helen Strudwick, Curator of the Egyptian Galleries at the Fitzwilliam Museum...by Helen Strudwick WHEN WILL THE EGYPTIAN GALLERIES be open again? has been...will have the chance to learn why the Egyptians went to such great lengths to preserve...emphasis is on the lives of the ancient Egyptians. The climate in Egypt is so dry that...true portraiture did not exist in Egyptian art, but in each kings reign there...
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Who Were the Ancient Egyptians?

Magazine article; New African, April 2006

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Ancient Egypt--Analysis, Egyptian history, to 642 (Ancient period)--Analysis, Egyptian literature--Analysis, Egyptian literature--History, Egyptians--History

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Who Were the Ancient Egyptians? Ayi Kwei Armah, the acclaimed...began the study of Ancient Egyptian literature," Armah writes...between words in Ancient Egyptian and contemporary African...Welcome to who the Ancient Egyptians really were! Who, according...centuries been told that our history started when the Europeans...

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Newspaper Articles on: egyptian history

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Egyptian Exploration

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 4, 2009

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Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Egyptian history, to 642 (Ancient period), Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Egyptian Exploration. Byline: HENRY...to 17 million people, the Egyptian capital is the largest city...though, is rewarded. The Egyptian Museum, at the heart of matters...SHEIKH WHILE best known for its history, Egypt has developed into...
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Ancient Egypt; Follow in the Footsteps of Ancient Egyptian Kings, the Pharaohs and Even Agatha Christie When You Step Back into Time with a Cruise Down the Majestic River Nile on Board Luxury Cruiser, the MS Sherry Boat

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 1, 2010

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Ancient Egypt, Boating, Boats, Boats and boating, Cigarette boats, Egyptian history, to 642 (Ancient period)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in the Footsteps of Ancient Egyptian Kings, the Pharaohs and Even...combine with 5,000 years of history. The deserts, river and monuments...spectacular and so steeped in history you cannot fail to be aweinspired...story of the temple and the history of Thebes, including the lives...
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Faking It; Richard Edmonds Examines the World of Fakery and Forgery in Egyptian Times

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 31, 2009

Subjects:

Ancient Egypt, Egyptian history, to 642 (Ancient period)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Examines the World of Fakery and Forgery in Egyptian Times. Byline: Richard Edmonds Egyptian Fakes by Jean-Jacques Fiechter (Flammarion...Gogh, a Chippendale sideboard or an ancient Egyptian statue, tomorrow morning. No problem at...
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FOCUS ON AN EGYPTIAN HIPPO; Your Money

Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), October 3, 2010

Subjects:

Ancient Egypt, Egyptian history, to 642 (Ancient period), Personal finance

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FOCUS ON AN EGYPTIAN HIPPO; Your Money. Byline: MELANIE...in long and 2-in high. The ancient Egyptians associated the hippo with hunting and...Other lots in the sale include an Egyptian cylindrical pottery jar from the Predynastic period (5550BC to 3050BC) and an Egyptian gilt wood sarcophagus mask. How Much...
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Egyptians Brought on the Bling for Spiritual, Fashionable Purposes

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 11, 2007

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Ancient Egypt, Egyptian history, to 642 (Ancient period)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Living Tomb," by Jacqueline Morley - "Egyptian Mummies," by Delia Pemberton - "Mummy...Ancient Egypt," by Don Nardo "Why did Egyptians bury themselves with jewelry?" asked...everything in the daily life of the ancient Egyptian was done to please the gods or with an eye to the afterlife - the life that Egyptians believed would occur after they died...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: egyptian history

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Egyptian Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

EGYPTIAN ART works of art created in...worlds oldest arts. Earliest History The art of predynastic Egypt...conventions that characterized Egyptian art throughout its history...Cairo) are exceptional in Egyptian art, which at all other times...
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Egyptian Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...scholars have believed that the history of Egyptian religion was a sort of war...identifications and associations. Egyptian religion was remarkable for...fact, that the syncretism of Egyptian religion reveals a basic trend...unsatisfactory to the ancient Egyptians; after Ikhnatons death...
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Egyptian Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...c.). Characteristics of Egyptian Architecture Scant tree growth...stability in the mud walls. The Egyptians developed post-and-lintel...brilliant colors. Many motifs of Egyptian ornament are symbolic, such...the Near East (1966); A History of Egyptian Architecture (Vol. I III...
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Egypt

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...sparsely populated. Most modern Egyptians are of a complex ethnic mixture...descended from the ancient Egyptians, Berbers, sub-Saharan...language; many educated Egyptians also speak English and French...divided into 26 governorates. History The Ancient Empire of the...later periods of ancient Egyptian history. Among the many...
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Archaeology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...historical and contemporary groups. History of Archaeology The discipline...material preserved in the dry Egyptian climate, were laid by the...of elite segments of ancient Egyptian society and rewritten Egyptian history were carried on in...

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