This is an account of the rise and fall of the civilization in the Nile Valley, covering the first human settlement (c 120,000 BC) to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC.
This is the first history of ancient Egypt for 25 years
Brings together the very latest textual and archaeological evidence
The index, bibliography and appendices make this an invaluable reference tool
New guide to further reading in English especially commissioned for the paperback edition