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A Short History of Tomb-Raiding
The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures
Buch von Maria Golia
Sprache: Englisch

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A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves. To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia--and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage, and period sources, this book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today's politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors.
A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves. To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia--and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage, and period sources, this book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today's politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors.
Über den Autor
A long-time resident of Cairo, Maria Golia is author of several critically acclaimed books dealing with Egypt's present moment and past history. She is the author, most recently, of Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure, also published by Reaktion Books.
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781789146295
ISBN-10: 1789146291
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Golia, Maria
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Maße: 223 x 151 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Maria Golia
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2022
Gewicht: 0,54 kg
Artikel-ID: 121362871
Über den Autor
A long-time resident of Cairo, Maria Golia is author of several critically acclaimed books dealing with Egypt's present moment and past history. She is the author, most recently, of Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure, also published by Reaktion Books.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781789146295
ISBN-10: 1789146291
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Golia, Maria
Hersteller: Reaktion Books
Maße: 223 x 151 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Maria Golia
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2022
Gewicht: 0,54 kg
Artikel-ID: 121362871
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