Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt de Lynn Meskell - 2004-10-04

UsedGood. Good condition, cover has some wear, might have some writings.

Paperback. Very Good.

Princeton University Press. Good. 2005. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0691120587 . Foxing to the exterior edge of pages only. Light warp to book's body due to having been placed under a heavy object. Otherwise in good condition. No writing or major blemishes. .

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. Second printing and first paperback printing. Paperback. Exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, sunned spine, pale soiling to fore-edge and rear cover, else near fine(+).. Tan color illus octavo, xvi, 238 pages, b&w illustrations, maps, 23 cm. Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite conceptions of the afterlife. This scintillating book examines how ordinary ancient Egyptians lived their lives. Drawing on the remarkably rich and detailed archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from some 450 years of the New Kingdom, as well as recent theoretical innovations from several fields, it reconstructs private and social life from birth to death. The result is a meaningful portrait composed of. Individual biographies, communities, and landscapes. Structured according to the cycles of life, the book relies on categories that the ancient Egyptians themselves used to make sense of their lives. Lynn Meskell… Leer más

US: Princeton University Press, 2004. Paperback. Good. Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite con ceptions of the afterlife. This scintillating book examines how ordinary an cient Egyptians lived their lives. Drawing on the remarkably rich and detai led archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from some 450 years of the New Kingdom, as well as recent theoretical innovations from several fields, it reconstructs private and social life from birth to death. The re sult is a meaningful portrait composed of individual biographies, communiti es, and landscapes. Structured according to the cycles of life, the book relies on categories t hat the ancient Egyptians themselves used to make sense of their lives. Lyn n Meskell gracefully sifts the evidence to reveal Egyptian domestic arrange ments, social and family dynamics, sexuality, emotional experience, and att itudes toward the cadences of human life. She discusses how the Egyptians o f the New Kingdom constituted… Leer más

Princeton University Press , pp. 256, 2 Maps . Papeback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite conceptions of the afterlife. Drawing on the archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from the earlier years of the New Kingdom, this book examines how ordinary ancient Egyptians lived their lives, from birth to death.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 238 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches.