The Hyksos

by John Van Seters

Book Overview

The Hyksos, foreign rulers of Egypt in the Second Intermediate Period--from about 1700 to 1550 B.C.--have been a source of continuing debate among archaeologists and historians. Mr. Van Seters approaches the problems of their rise to power, their dynasties, the nature of their rule, and their religion from the joint perspectives of archaeology and literary criticism. Archaeological investigation shows the Middle Bronze culture of Syria-Palestine to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160899533X
• ISBN13: 9781608995332
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"