Van de Mieroop - A History of Ancient Egypt

Blackwell History of the Ancient World

This series provides a new narrative history of the ancient world, from the beginnings of civilization in the ancient Near East and Egypt to the fall of Constantinople. Written by experts in their fields, the books in the series offer authoritative, accessible surveys for students and general readers alike.

Published

A History of the Hellenistic World
R. Malcolm Errington

A History of the Ancient Near East, second edition
Marc Van De Mieroop

A History of the Archaic Greek World
Jonathan M. Hall

A History of the Classical Greek World, second edition
P. J. Rhodes

A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284 621
Stephen Mitchell

A History of Byzantium, second edition
Timothy E. Gregory

A History of Ancient Egypt
Marc Van De Mieroop

In Preparation

A History of the Roman Republic
John Rich

A History of the Roman Empire
Michael Peachin

A History of Babylon, 2200 BC AD 75
Paul - Alain Beaulieu

A History of Greece, ca. 1300 to 30 BC
Victor Parker

This edition first published 2011

2011 Marc Van De Mieroop

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data&

Van De Mieroop, Marc.
A history of ancient Egypt / Marc Van De Mieroop. p. cm. (Blackwell history of the ancient world)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4051-6070-4 (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4051-6071-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. EgyptHistoryTo 640 A.D. 2. EgyptCivilizationTo 332 B.C. 3. Egypt Civilization332 B.C.-638 A.D I. Title.
DS83.V36 2011
932dc22

2010004730

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