{"product_id":"a-history-of-ancient-egypt-9780141399713","title":"A History of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A stunning, clear-sighted history of ancient Egypt'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest monument - from specialist John Romer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis exceptional book draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the previously untold story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book immerses the reader in the fascinating world of archaeological evidence, the process by which this long vanished world has gradually re-emerged and the rapidly changing interpretations which these breathtaking but entirely enigmatic remains have been subjected to. Whether he is writing about the smallest necklace bead or the most elaborate royal tomb, John Romer conveys to the reader a remarkable sense of how to understand a people so like ourselves and yet in so many ways eerily different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholarly, passionate and exquisitely written ... a stunning, clear-sighted history of ancient Egypt -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt is not easy to enliven prehistory while simultaneously respecting limited archaeological evidence and avoiding novelistic pitfalls. But Romer manages it ... After a long wait, we have an up-to-date, stimulating account of the birth of what may turn out to be the world's oldest civilization -- Andrew Robinson * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eHis physical descriptions are superb ... a book to be read and thought about -- John Ray * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eRomer carries the reader along effortlessly on a lengthy, complex yet immensely satisfying journey -- Joyce Tyldesley * BBC History *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732489777495,"sku":"9780141399713","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141399713.jpg?v=1719997109","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-ancient-egypt-9780141399713","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}