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A world beneath the sands : the golden age of Egyptology / Toby Wilkinson.
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- ISBN: 9781324006893
- ISBN: 1324006897
- Physical Description: xv, 510 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Travellers in an antique land -- Description and decipherment -- In the footsteps of Napoleon -- Englishmen abroad -- The Prussian project -- French foundations -- A thousand miles up the Nile -- A permanent occupation -- Scholars and scoundrels -- Egypt and America -- Imperial ambitions -- Wonderful things -- Epilogue: The future of the past. |
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| Subject: | Egyptology > History. Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt. Egypt > Antiquities. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Public Library | 932.009 WILKINSON
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A World Beneath the Sands : The Golden Age of Egyptology
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Table of Contents
A World Beneath the Sands : The Golden Age of Egyptology
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline | p. xii | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Prologue Travellers in an antique land | p. 5 | |
| 1 | Description and decipherment | p. 45 |
| 2 | In the footsteps of Napoleon | p. 77 |
| 3 | Englishmen abroad | p. 105 |
| 4 | The Prussian project | p. 143 |
| 5 | French foundations | p. 173 |
| 6 | A thousand miles up the Nile | p. 209 |
| 7 | A permanent occupation | p. 243 |
| 8 | Scholars and scoundrels | p. 281 |
| 9 | Egypt and America | p. 315 |
| 10 | Imperial ambitions | p. 353 |
| 11 | Wonderful things | p. 383 |
| Epilogue The future of the past | p. 419 | |
| Acknowledgements | p. 431 | |
| Notes | p. 433 | |
| Bibliography | p. 465 | |
| Index | p. 479 |
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