The Egyptians [Paperback]

This is an account of the Egyptians from the first settlers in the Nile Valley through to the present day. Egypt has the longest, continuous, known history of any country in the world.List of Plates.

List of Maps.

Series Editor's Preface.

Glossary.

A Note on Transliteration.

The Egyptians: Table of Dates.

Introduction.

1. The Land and its People.

2. The Earliest Egyptians.

3. The Era of the Pyramid-builders.

4. The Imperial Age.

5. The Last Pharaohs.

6. Hellenistic Egypt.

7. Roman and Christian Egypt.

8. Islamic Egypt.

9. Modern Egypt.

Bibliography.

General Index.

Index of Ancient Egyptian Terms.

This book provides an excellent introduction to the land of ancientand modern Egypt ... Well written ... The author offers so much detail and excellent information on this fascinating culture that this book ought to be the textbook schools used to present Egypt to students. Francesca JourdanBarbara Watterson received her doctorate from the University of Liverpool. She is currently a freelance lecturer in Egyptology, working, in particular, in Adult Education. Her previous books Women in Ancient Egypt (1991), Introductory Egyptian Hieroglyphics (secind edition, 1993) and Gods of Ancient Egypt (1996).This is an account of the Egyptians from the first settlers in the Nile Valley through to the present day. Egypt has the longest, continuous, known history of any country in the world. The Nile Valley was first settled in about 5000 BC, and descendants of those early Egyptians still live along the banks of the great river that gave life to the desertlS†