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title: "Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction"
brand: "ian shaw"
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# Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction

**Brand:** ian shaw
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- **What is this?** Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction by ian shaw
- **How much does it cost?** € 12.72 with free shipping
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    possibly useful if you really don't know *anything* and really want ...
  

*by E***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017*

Its less about Egyptian history, and more about the historians who studied Egyptian history. Not of the same quality as many of the other short introduction books. Not what I expected, possibly useful if you really don't know *anything* and really want to know about the Europeans to studied Egyptian history--but aren't *really* interested in learning much about Egyptian history. In fact, even as I write this, I changed my mind from "its okay" to "I don't it". It just isn't satisfying at all.

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    A very satisfying introduction
  

*by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2006*

The title of this excellent entry in an excellent series should be 'Egyptology', as it is more about the study of ancient Egypt than the history itself. At 190 pages, it is a little longer than many entries in this series, but the final 30 of those pages are References, Timeline and so on, which provide a good springboard for further study.Pharaonic Egypt was Earth's first great empire and it lasted for 3 millennia.  The author examines the way in which that civilization has been perceived, interpreted and mythologized by, among others, Victorians seeking verification of Biblical stories and by modern, popular culture.Ian Shaw writes well and comes across as an erudite and objective scholar.  He has not used this book as an opportunity to put forward any unorthodoxy of his own, and has not been afraid to include many quotations from other Egyptologists.  All of this makes the book a perfect introduction to this fascinating subject.

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    Great book
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020*

It's a great book, I love ancient Egypt, I read all books about them. This one is very good

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