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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Moorhead Public Library | 932 COO (Text) | 33500013500558 | Main | Available | - |
| Moorhead Public Library | 932 COO (Text) | 33500013500566 | Main | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9781426221965
- ISBN: 1426221967
- Physical Description: [400] pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : National Geographic Society, [2021]
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| Summary, etc.: | "Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy ... Read More |
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| Subject: | Pharaohs > Biography. Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C. Civilization. Pharaohs. Egypt. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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| 520 | . | ‡a"Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy Schiff and Amanda Foreman who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meaning today. In a new era when democracies around the world are threatened or crumbling, best-selling author Kara Cooney turns to five ancient Egyptian pharaohs -- Khufu, Senwosret III, Akenhaten, Ramses II, and Taharqa -- to understand why many so often give up power to the few, and what it can mean for our future. As the first centralized political power on earth, the pharaohs and their process of divine kingship can tell us a lot about the world's politics, past and present. Every animal-headed god, every monumental temple, every pyramid, every tomb, offers extraordinary insight into a culture that combined deeply held religious beliefs with uniquely human schemes to justify a system in which one ruled over many. From Khufu, the man who built the Great Pyramid at Giza as testament to his authoritarian reign, and Taharqa, the last true pharaoh who worked to make Egypt great again, we discover a clear lens into understanding how power was earned, controlled, and manipulated in ancient times. And in mining the past, Cooney uncovers the reason why societies have so willingly chosen a dictator over democracy, time and time again." -- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
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