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The Murder of King Tut

Author: James Patterson
Publication Date: 7 January 2010

Thrust onto Egypt's throne when just nine years old, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. After nine years in power, Tut suddenly perished and his name was purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in controversy. This title presents an account of Tut's life and untimely death.

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Kenya
Between Hope and Despair, 1963-2010

Author: Daniel Branch
Publication Date: 2 September 2011

On December 12, 1963, people across Kenya joyfully celebrated independence from British colonial rule, anticipating a bright future of prosperity and social justice. This account of Kenya's history from 1963 onwards, sheds light on the nation's struggles and the complicated causes behind them.

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The Sword and the Cross

Author: Fergus Fleming
Publication Date: 6 May 2004

At the end of the 19th century, who would want to conquer the Sahara, a vast and hellish desert? France did, and this is the story of the two fanatical adventurers who made it possible.

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The Scramble for Africa

Author: M.E. Chamberlain
Publication Date: 21 April 1999

A "Seminar Study" which contrasts the Victorian image of Africa with what has been revealed by late 20th-century research on the history of Africa.

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The lost history of Aztec & Maya

Author: Charles Phillips
Publication Date:

The history, legend, myth and culture of the ancient native peoples of Mexico and central America....

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The National Army Museum Book of the Zulu War

Author: Ian Knight
Publication Date: 6 February 2004

Knight draws on letters and dispatches to bring to life the Anglo-Zulu war - a war which saw great acts of bravery and courage on both sides.

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the civilization of ancient egypt

Author: paul johnson
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1999

A leading historian and bestselling author re-creates the growth, decline, and legacy of 3,000 Years of Egyptian civilization with an authoritative text splendidly illustrated with 150 illustrations in full color. Ancient Egypt, with its legacy of pyramids, pharaohs and sphinxes, is a land of power and mystery to the modern world. In The Civilization of Ancient Egypt Paul Johnson explores the g...

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Act of God

Author: Graham Phillips
Publication Date: 9 October 1998

Few know that the face on the famous death mask of Tutankhamen is not his at all. This book reveals an historical mystery which overturns Ancient Egyptian chronology, and also provides evidence that the Parting of the Red Sea and Plagues of Egypt in the Bible are accounts of actual events.

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Ex Africa
African Bees, African Topics, Family Life in Africa

Author: Ronald Hedley Brown
Publication Date: 15 October 1996

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The Scramble for Africa

Author: Thomas Pakenham
Publication Date: 26 November 1992

the full-scale story of the nineteenth-century imperial invasion of Africa

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Dervish

Author: Philip Warner
Publication Date: 20000800

Using first hand accounts and diaries of participants, this work describes the growth of the Mahdist movement and the devotion and discipline of the Dervish troops. Set against them, with stoic endurance, were British Egyptian and Sudanese soldiers.

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Stories of AIDS in Africa

Author: Stephanie Nolen
Publication Date: 1 March 2008

From Nelson Mandela's decision to go public about the cause of his son's death, to the miraculous outcome of a Tutsi woman's horrific ordeal at the hands of Hutu soldiers, and the priests, doctors and aid workers determined to help the suffering, this book covers 28 individuals whose lives have been touched by the disease.

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Chronicle of the Pharaohs
The Reign-by-Reign Records of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt

Author: Peter A. Clayton
Publication Date: 1 November 1994

This work traces all the rulers and dynasties of Egypt in their chronological order, from Narmer, who first united all the lands along the Nile, to Cleopatra 3000 years later. Timelines and other visual aids are used throughout this book.

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Ark of the Covenant
The True Story of the Greatest Relic of Antiquity

Author: Roderick Grierson
Publication Date: 19990716

Investigates the Ark of the Covenant, which according to the Bible contains God's testimony and some believe it lies in a chapel in Aksum, northern Ethiopia. The book investigates what the Ark is, whether it could have been carried to Ethiopia, and what is guarded there if not the Ark.

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The Shadow of the Sun
My African Life

Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski
Publication Date: 28 March 2002

Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination.

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Egypt, How A Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered

Author: Joyce A. Tyldesley
Publication Date: 6 October 2005

The obsession with anything and everything Egyptian has inspired many to dedicate their lives to the search for treasure in Egypt's sands. This work follows these real-life Indiana Joneses in their quest for the splendid monuments, tombs, and artefacts that have unlocked many secrets of this mesmerizing civilization.

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Ancient Egypt
Kingdon of the Pharoahs

Author:  
Publication Date: 1 September 2005

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Secret Chamber
The Quest for the Hall of Records

Author: Robert Bauval
Publication Date: 19991118

A text which reveals the archaeological discoveries that the authorities have tried to keep secret.

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Frontiers and Wars

Author: Winston S. Churchill
Publication Date: 1 August 1997

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The Dust Diaries

Author: Owen Sheers
Publication Date: 3 March 2005

Owen Sheers stumbled upon a dusty book by Arthur Cripps, part-time lyric poet and full-time unorthodox missionary, who served in Rhodesia for 50 years from 1902. Sheer's discovery prompts a quest into colonial Africa, by way of war, a doomed love affair and friction with authorities.

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The The Scramble For Africa

Author: Thomas Pakenham
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1992

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The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

Author: Toby Wilkinson
Publication Date: 7 April 2008

The ancient civilization of Egypt offers a dazzling array of kings and dynasties, gods and goddesses, temples and tombs. This dictionary features archaeological sites of Egypt and Sudan, kings who ruled Egypt, and events from its birth as a state to Alexander the Great.

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The Mammoth Book of How it Happened
Ancient Egypt

Author: Jon E. Lewis
Publication Date: 13 November 2003

Using over 150 eyewitness documents, this anthology reconstructs Ancient Egyptian history from the unification of the kingdoms in 3150 BCE to the conquest by Rome in 30 BCE. The book paints a vivid picture of the way of life of the Ancient Egyptians.

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The The Making of Modern South Africa
Conquest, Segregation and Apartheid

Author: Nigel Worden
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1994

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Pyramid
How and Why it Was Built

Author: Kevin Jackson
Publication Date: 20021010

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the only one left standing. With the help of computer-generated imagery, this book brings IVth Dynasty Egypt to life and shows how and why this most extraordinary monument was built.

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Keeper of Genesis
A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind

Author: Robert Bauval
Publication Date: 19970203

First published in 1996 and now available in paperback, a work of historical and scientific detection in which the authors set out a new theory concerning the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures.

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Into the Quick of Life
The Rwandan Genocide - The Survivors Speak

Author: Jean Hatzfeld
Publication Date: 8 September 2005

In Rwanda in 1994, five out of six Tutsis (800,000) were hacked to death with machetes by their Hutu neighbours. In the villages of Nyamata and N'tarama, where, in the first two days of the genocide, over 10,000 Tutsis were massacred in the churches where they sought refuge. This book describes the experiences of fourteen survivors.

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The Caliban Shore
The Fate of the Grosvenor Castaways

Author: Stephen Taylor
Publication Date: 2 June 2005

The enthralling story of a famous 18th century shipwreck and what happened to the survivors. When the Grosvenor ran aground on the treacherous coast of south-east Africa, the castaways found themselves utterly ignorant of their surroundings and the local people.

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Operation Certain Death

Author: Damien Lewis
Publication Date: 1 March 2005

Chronicles the story of the single most daring Special Forces operation since World War Two - Operation Barras; the attempted rescue by the SAS of the British Forces who were being held captive by the guerrilla gang, the West Side Boys in the Sierra Leone jungle.

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Black Hawk Down

Author: Mark Bowden
Publication Date: 19990603

The story of a US military raid in Mogadishu in 1983, one of the most disastrous US missions since Vietnam.

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Operation Certain Death

Author: Damien Lewis
Publication Date: 1 March 2004

Lewis chronicles the story of the single most daring Special Forces operation since World War Two - Operation Barras; the attempted rescue by the SAS of the British Forces who were being held captive by the guerrilla gang, the West Side Boys, in the Sierra Leone jungle.

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Orion Mystery
Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids

Author: Robert Bauval
Publication Date: 19950100

Originally published in 1994 and now available in paperback, a look at the purpose, design, religious function and exact placing of the great pyramids.

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Inside Apartheid
One Woman's Struggle in South Africa

Author: Janet Levine
Publication Date: 1 August 2000

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Rorke's Drift
A Victorian Epic

Author: Michael Glover
Publication Date: 19970925

The defence of Rorke's Drift has gone down in history as one of the great heroic actions of British colonial wars. Michael Glover shows how this act of bravery was exploited for political ends, and why an event of little military consequence found its way into the "National Hagiography of Battles".

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General Smuts
South Africa

Author: A. Lentin
Publication Date: 16 January 2010

Jan Smuts was one of the key figures behind the creation of the League of Nations; Wilson was inspired by his ideas, including the mandates scheme. He pleaded for a magnanimous peace, warning that the treaty of Versailles would lead to another war.

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Inside Africa

Author: John Gunther
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1955

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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Author: Ana Ruiz
Publication Date: 23 September 2004

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Ancient Egypt

Author: Barbara Watterson
Publication Date: 19980924

A reign-by-reign history of ancient Egypt. An introduction covers landscape and resources, followed by chapters on the prehistory and dynastic period. The main part of the book recounts the history of Egypt up to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332BC. Each chapter deals with culture, politics, religion, art, literature and social issues.

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Tip and Run
The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa

Author: Edward Paice
Publication Date: 11 January 2007

Controversial and groundbreaking account of the infamous East African campaign during First World War.

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The Tutankhamun Prophecies
The Sacred Secret of the Mayas, Egyptians and Freemasons

Author: Maurice M. Cotterell
Publication Date: 20000302

From the bestselling author of "The Mayan Prophecies", this book re-examines the life, times and tomb of Tutankhamun. Maurice Cotterell attempts to explain some of the mysteries that have puzzled scholars for centuries.

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The Caliban Shore
The Tale of the "Grosvenor" Castaways

Author: Stephen Taylor
Publication Date: 19 February 2004

The enthralling story of a famous 18th century shipwreck and what happened to the survivors. When the Grosvenor ran aground on the treacherous coast of south-east Africa, the castaways found themselves utterly ignorant of their surroundings and the local people.

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The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

Author: Lorna Oakes
Publication Date: 20030300

The allure of ancient Egypt has endured over many centuries and this book takes you through all the main sites, temples and tombs, and investigates how mythology and religion underpinned this great civilization. All the most famous burial sites are covered, as well as funerary rituals.

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Murder of Tutankhamen
A 3000-year-old Murder Mystery

Author: Bob Brier
Publication Date: 19980406

The 3,000-year-old murder mystery resolved using forensic evidence.

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Zulu
The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879

Author: Saul David
Publication Date: 28 July 2005

The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century.

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Pan-Africanism for Beginners

Author: Sid Lemelle
Publication Date: 1 May 1992

Guide to the basics of the continent and Pan-Africanism....

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Sahara
The Life of the Great Desert

Author: Marq De Villiers
Publication Date: 16 February 2004

A glittering geographic tour of the remarkable history, peoples, climate, creatures, sights and sounds of the largest and most austere desert on earth.

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The Search for Africa
A History in the Making

Author: Basil Davidson
Publication Date: 24 March 1994

These essays and articles, written between 1953 and 1993, explore the development of an African historiography and, in that context, the author's own development. The collection gathers together the questions and answers that have come out of the author's lifelong fascination with Africa.

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Africa Rising
Multidisciplinary Discussions on Africana Studies and History

Author: Clyde Robertson
Publication Date: 27 May 2010

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Crime in Post-apartheid South Africa
Tranforming Under Fire

Author: Mark Shaw
Publication Date: 1 May 2002

This text discusses the extent of crime in late-1990s South Africa, looking at its victims and the criminal justice system within the country. The author also reviews the options available to government if it is to restore the public's confidence in its ability to tackle growing lawlessness.

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Rainbow People of God
South Africa's Victory Over Apartheid

Author: Desmond Tutu
Publication Date: 19941001

A collection of Desmond Tutu's speeches, letters and sermons, which chronicle the story of South Africa from 1976 to the 1994 elections. The pieces are set in their historical context by journalist John Allen.

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The Search for Ancient Egypt

Author: Jean Vercoutter
Publication Date: 18 May 1992

The world of the pharaohs, rediscovered and revealed by such men as Howard Carter, discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

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african seasons

Author:  bone
Publication Date: unknown

Unused so cannot describe ...

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the bondage of fear

Author: fergal keane
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1994

journalism re end of apartheid...

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a closer look at ancient egypt

Author: anon anon
Publication Date:

ex school book with markings, a couple of knocks to cover, pages white, fast dispatch from UK seller sku569...

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The Story of Egypt

Author: Jacob Sporry
Publication Date: 01 January 1965

This book brings the history of Egypt to live with the provision of wide knowledge and fine illustrations....

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Mafeking - A Victorian Legend

Author:  Gardner
Publication Date:

History of the Siege of Mafeking & The Boer War...

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THE RUINS OF TIME

Author: DAVID ADAMSON
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1975

CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THE BOOK IT IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. THERE IS NO D/J SO IF HAD ONE I DON'T KNOW. I SHIP SAME, NEXT DAY. L...

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The Progress And Evolution Of Man In Africa

Author:  Leakey
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1961

This book contains Dr. Leakey's Herbert Spencer Lecture and Thomas Huxley Lecture for 1961 delivered in the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham respectively. Dr. Leakey gives an account of recent anthropological discoveries, in particular of the excevations at Olduvai Gorge early in 1961, and goes on to use this to shed light on contemporary problems of interest to laymen and specialist alike. ...

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Exploration Into Africa

Author: Isimeme Ibazebo
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1994

Part of a series describing the history of chosen regions before and after their exploration by Europeans. This book explores the whole story of Africa from the earliest times, through its great empires right up to the present day. Large print text, full of colour illustrations, maps and photographs....

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British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

Author: Ian & Paul Shaw & Nicholson
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1995

An A-Z companion to the world's greatest civilisation....

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Masques esprits d'Afrique

Author:  Priez
Publication Date: November 2000

Spirits of Africa An introduction to African masks, in order to better understand these living works of art which bring us closer to the culture and the inhabitants of this fascinating continent. As Andre Malraux write it, "African mask (...) is an appearance, and it's its style that makes it spirt"....

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The Sahara

Author: Jeremy Swift
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1984

Information on the Sahara desert including a number of great quality photographs....

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Cradle of Mankind

Author:  Brett Hilton-Barber & Prof. Lee R Berger
Publication Date: 1 Jan 2004

Who are we and where do we come from? Under the World heritage site lie a series of extensive undeground caverns in which fascinating clues about our deepest past have been preserved. This book looks at the history of our earlies ancestors and acts as a guide to all the known hominin species....

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The Waters of Madness

Author: W. A. Ballinger
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1973

The life and death drama of a land that had to have water. A powerful and dramatic story of one man's vision - to create a reservoir and spread life-giving water across a stretch of arid land, to bring wealth and plenty to Afrikaner and African alike. The reality of the dream is violence and death.......

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An Elephant Bloodline

Author: Howard Blight
Publication Date: 1 Jan 2007

A dramatic narrative, recording a 100 year history of the Kruger National Park through the eyes and minds of two elephant families, denoting accurate anecdotes of elephant family life. ...

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Destroy Carthage!

Author: Alan Lloyd
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1977

The story of the moment when Rome, the bitter enemy of Carthage, captured and destroyed the city, attempting to destroy every trace of its culture....

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Under the Harrow

Author: Suzanne Gordon
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1988

Lives of white South Africans today....

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Sandi the King Maker

Author: Edgar Wallace
Publication Date:

Short stories about Sanders of the River, a favourite hero of modern fiction, keeping order in a Central African territory during the colonial era with just a handful of ative troops at his disposal. Combines adventure with humour....

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Ancient Egypt: Life, Myth and Art

Author: Joann Fletcher
Publication Date: 30 September 1999

Features life, myth & art of this ancient civilisation....

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Eating Uganda
From Christianity to Conquest

Author: Cedric Pulford
Publication Date: 1 September 1999

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The Murder of King Tut

Author: James Patterson
Publication Date: 13 August 2009

Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot fall. But what if his fate was actually much more sinister?

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Ancient Egyptians
v.2 - Their Life and Customs

Author: J Gardner Wilkinson
Publication Date: 19940900

This volume provides a rich description of Egyptian private life, including the arrangement of houses and gardens, games and...

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History of Ancient Egypt
The Culture and Lifestyle of the Ancient Egyptians

Author: Nathaniel Harris
Publication Date: 15 May 2000

This work explores elements of Ancient Egyptian life, including the role of the rulers, the structure of the family, architectural and artistic achievements, and the significance of the gods in everyday life.

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