Ancient Egypt in Africa
The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2003
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| Series: | Encounters with ancient Egypt
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Add Tag | Summary: | The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africanists. Egypt's own view of itself has been neglected; views of it in the ancient past, in more recent times and today have remained underexposed. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 219 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1844720004 9781844720002 |
Ancient Egypt