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The Nile : downriver through Egypt's past and present

Wilkinson, Toby2014
Books, Manuscripts
The key to Egypt - its colourful past, chaotic present and uncertain future - is the Nile. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria...
Imprint:
London Bloomsbury 2014.
Collation:
332 pages colour illustrations maps
Contents:
The Nile: Egypt's Eternal River -- Aswan: Source of the Nile -- The Deep South: Where Egypt Began -- Luxor: City of Wonders -- Western Thebes: Realm of the Dead -- Qift and Qena: The Centre and the Provinces -- Abydos: Place of Mysteries -- Middle Egypt: Cradle of Religion -- The Fayum: A Lake in the Desert -- Cairo: Egypt's Capital.
ISBN:
9781408853412 (paperback)
Dewey class:
962 NIL
Local class:
962
Language:
English
BRN:
59183
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithNonfiction962 NILAvailable
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