The Story of Egypt

The story of the world s greatest civilization spans 4,000 years of history that has shaped the world It is full of spectacular cities and epic stories an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans, and pioneers Professor Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete story of Egypt charting the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians while putting their whole world into a context to which we can all relate.Fletcher uncovers some fascinating revelations new evidence shows that women became pharaohs on at least ten occasions that the ancient Egyptians built the first Suez Canal and then circumnavigated Africa From Ramses II s penchant for dying his grey hair to how we know that Montuhotep s chief wife bit her nails, Dr Joann Fletcher brings alive the history and people of ancient Egypt as nobody else can. New Read eBook The Story of Egypt by Joann Fletcher – kino-fada.fr Back when I was getting really interested in Ancient Egypt for the first time, Joann Fletcher was making headlines for her discovery of Nefertiti s mummy Her so called discovery was deeply controversial, the evidence used appeared unconvincing, inconclusive and largely circumstantial even to a lay teenager s eyes and Fletcher caught a lot of flack for her claims, even being banned from working in Egypt at one point Even to this day, over ten years on, the controversy around this incident Back when I was getting really interested in Ancient Egypt for the first time, Joann Fletcher was making headlines for her discovery of Nefertiti s mummy Her so called discovery was deeply controversial, the evidence used appeared unconvincing, inconclusive and largely circumstantial even to a lay teenager s eyes and Fletcher caught a lot of flack for her claims, even being banned from working in Egypt at one point Even to this day, over ten years on, the controversy around this incident proves influential in how I view Fletcher s work Then, visiting one of my favourite bookshops and checking out the history sections for its usual sparse pickings on Ancient Egypt, I saw Joann Fletcher s The Story of Egypt on the bookshelves It s got a pretty cover But it s written by Fletcher and I still have a gut reaction of no whenever I see her name I do like he...Actually 3 1 2 stars This book is good for a researcher or for somebody who is doing a paper in the Egyptian empire but not so good for the casual reader, or for someone who wants to know only the most popular aspects of the Egyptian history, the scorpion king, Ramses, mummification and cleopatra and Caesar and mark anthony , but since the writer tried to compress the whole history of the Egyptian empire in a 370 pages book, it suffers from information overload and at the same time , not enou Actually 3 1 2 stars This book is good for a researcher or for somebody who is doing a paper in the Egyptian empire but not so good for the casual reader, or for someone who wants to know only the most popular aspects of the Egyptian history, the scorpion king, Ramses, mummification and cleopatra and Caesar and mark anthony , but since the writer tried to compress the whole history of the ...Osiris is yesterday and Ra is tomorrow, Yesterday belongs to me and I know tomorrow The Book of the DeadThis is a scholarly work on the history of Egypt from the early beginnings until the Kleopatra Ptolemy dynasties There are lots of illustrations and numerous maps and even a timeline that helps you put all the different dynasties in order If you love Egypt and the history of the place than you will enjoy this book If you are just a fan of the Mummy movies than this book goes in too much Osiris is yesterday and Ra is tomorrow, Yesterday belongs to me and I know tomorrow The Book of the DeadThis is a scholarly work on the history of Egypt from the early beginnings until the Kleopatra Ptolemy dynasties There are lots of illustrations and numerous maps and even a timeline that helps you put all the different dynasties in order If you love Egypt and the history of the place than you will enjoy this book If you are just a fan of the Mummy movies than this book goes in too much depth for you to enjoy it What I learned from this book was that Egyptians allowed women to rule as Pharaoh almost from the very beginning They had power that women today do not have There also was slavery and a deeply religious people who relied on the Nile and its seasons to keep them alive The majority of this history delves into the various tombs and artifacts that have been recovered for each leader Since the libraries of Alexandria were destroyed and the Egyptian ...Hmmm Well, this would have beenenjoyable if Egypt had less history Fletcher s book covers roughly 4,000 years of Egyptian history, and she makes a noble effort to keep things lively, including all the lurid details she s got on the salacious, murderous and sometimes salaciously murderous lives of Egypt s rulers, not to mention the gory details of battles and how body counts were kept, gods and their sacrifices, pharaohs and their sacrifices one interesting thing I did learn was that t Hmmm Well, this would have beenenjoyable if Egypt had less history Fletcher s book covers roughly 4,000 years of Egyptian history, and she makes a nob...I m going to have to be harsh with this book for 3 key reasons 1 It s mainly just political history so it s basically a narrative about which Pharaoh sat on the throne, who he married, and who his kids were This tells us nothing about Egypt, the country, the life of its people, or its culture which is what the book title suggests it will be.For those of you crying foul over this objection, I can only suggest that naming Donald Trump as an American president, stating he was married to Melan I m going to have to be harsh with this book for 3 key reasons 1 It s mainly just political history so it s basically a narrative about which Pharaoh sat on the throne, who he married, and who his kids were This tells us nothing about Egypt, the country, the life of its people, or its culture which is what the book title suggests it will be.For those of you crying foul over this objection, I can only suggest that naming Donald Trump as an American president, stating he was married to Melania and that he lived in the Whitehouse, tells us nothing about the life and tribulations in Trump America Conversely, naming Elizabeth Windsor as a queen of England, naming her husband and children, does nothing to describe life in Britain during her extensive rule.2 There are no images even though a good third of this book appears to be detailed descriptions of the tombs the pharaohs built for themselves, plus the various temples, pal...Short review for now From its beginnings to the end of its tumultuous queen Cleopatra Dr Fletcher, brings this fascinating history to you.I could not put this book down From a lover of Egyptian history, there were so many things that I had forgotten, or simply had not heard before especially in some of the earlier times that I was hooked from the start Going down the list chronologically, you get an idea and sense of the pride, wealthy, and the not so lucky pharaohs who ruled Each monar Short review for now From its beginnings to the end of its tumultuous queen Cleopatra Dr Fletcher, brings this fascinating history to you.I could not put this book down From a lover of Egyptian history, there were so many things that I had forgotten, or simply had not heard before especially in some of the earlier times that I was hooked from the start Going down the list chronologically, you get an...If you were really going to study the history of Egypt, this would likely be an ideal desk reference As recreational reading, not so much, until Alexander the Great shows up My question it is often stated that the E...My personal expectations were perhaps too high I rated this book three stars because there is a lot of good writing and compelling information, but it lacks some important fundamental I daresay aspects of ancient Egypt culture.The positive points include a rich description of the lives of almost all the kings and pharaoh of Egypt, with a final list of names at the end of the books that help to locate historically each monarch and each dynasty Fletcher highlights the importance of women and My personal expectations were perhaps too high I rated this book three stars because there is a lot of good writing and compellin...This is a difficult book to evaluate For one thing, Fletcher packs so much into 400 pages I have probably learnedabout Egypt reading this book than any other book on the subject, or an accumulation of books and college coursework On the other hand, I felt that she was working too hard to fit all of the pieces together, something like Simcha Jacobovici Similar to Jacobovici, Fletcher overwhelms readers with data and information I like the way that the book is basically organized to ch This is a difficult book to evaluate For one thing, Fletcher packs so much into 400 pages I have probably learnedabout Egypt reading this book than any other book on the subject, or an accumulation of books and college coursework On the other hand, I felt that she was working too hard to fit all of the pieces together, something like Simcha Jacobovici Similar to Jacobovici, Fletcher overwhelms readers with data and information I like the way that the book is basically organized to chronologically discuss each dynasty culminating with the death of Kleopatra VII in 30 BC For the first time I realized that each dynasty did not control all of Egypt, but frequently only parts Some dynasties were single ruler warlords who carved a territory out of som...I first came across Joann Fletcher on TV, where she is an engaging presenter, often offering a slightly different view on events in Egyptian history So I was perhaps expecting too much when I picked up this book, thinking that it might have the same style.It is a very competent and comprehensive history of the Pharaohs and Dynasties of Egypt from about 5500BC up to 30BC, when it became a Roman province I suspect that most of what we currently know about the King List is here in as much detai I first came across Joann Fletcher on TV, where she is an engaging presenter, often offering a slightly different view on events in Egyptian history So I was perhaps expecting too much when I picked up this book, thinking that it might h...

• English
• 03 September 2017
Joann Fletcher
• Hardcover
• 496 pages
• 1681771349
• Joann Fletcher
• The Story of Egypt