Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology, Volume 2: The Golden Age: 1881-1914

by Jason Thompson and Thompson Jason

Book Overview

"A well written, informed, and at times exciting account" (Choice) of the field of Egyptology, part two of Thompson's bestselling monumental history, new in paperback

The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history. The history of Egyptology is the story of the people, famous and obscure, who constructed the picture of ancient Egypt that we have today,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774169948
• ISBN13: 9789774169946
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"