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1137278609
EAN
9781137278609
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Hardback
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Egyptomania: Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land o...
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Brier, Robert (Bob) M.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1137278609
ISBN-13
9781137278609
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160149803

Product Key Features

Book Title
Egypt-Omania : Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land of the Pharaohs
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History / Ancient & Classical, History / General, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, History
Author
Bob Brier
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Trade
LCCN
2013-016347
Reviews
Ancient Egypt has captivated people from Caesar to Cher and this entertaining and highly readable account by television's " Mr. Mummy," Bob Brier is an informative and engaging overview of the subject. From its engaging forward by none other than Egypt's premier archaeologist, Zahi Hawass to its discussion of the "King Tut" exhibition, Egyptomania chronicles every aspect of the subject including cigarette packs, Boris Karloff and the thrilling and sometimes harrowing efforts to move the great obelisks., "Mr. Brier is proficient at elucidating Egyptology, and his passion is so sincere and good-humored that his book is rather charming." - The Wall Street Journal "Egyptomania does a good job of tracing the chronology with which Egypt fever caught on." - The New York Times "A lively account combining history and popular culture with guidelines for possible future collectors."   - Kirkus Reviews "Obelisk-envy, international politics, psychology and the mania generated by the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb all appear, broken into readable chunks by amusing subheadings and illustrations. [Egyptomania] is enjoyable and informative - everything one could want from a history book." - Press Association Review, UK "This is a delightful romp through key formative events that shaped our popular passion for all things ancient Egyptian. Bob Brier's always entertaining style keeps the pace moving, yet manages to inform and educate with historical context as well. Not many scholars today can write with equal comfort about Napoleon's invasion and King Tut's Party Mix, the harrowing tale of towing an obelisk to London and 'Cleopatra had a Jazz Band'." -Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology, Harvard University             "Ancient Egypt has captivated people from Caesar to Cher and this entertaining and highly readable account by television's " Mr. Mummy," Bob Brier is an informative and engaging overview of the subject.  From its engaging forward by none other than Egypt's premier archaeologist, Zahi Hawass to its discussion of the "King Tut" exhibition, Egyptomania chronicles every aspect of the subject including cigarette packs, Boris Karloff and the thrilling and sometimes harrowing efforts to move the great obelisks." -Dr. Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator, Carlos Museum, Emory University, A lively account combining history and popular culture with guidelines for possible future collectors., Obelisk-envy, international politics, psychology and the mania generated by the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb all appear, broken into readable chunks by amusing subheadings and illustrations. [Egyptomania] is enjoyable and informative - everything one could want from a history book., Mr. Brier is proficient at elucidating Egyptology, and his passion is so sincere and good-humored that his book is rather charming., This is a delightful romp through key formative events that shaped our popular passion for all things ancient Egyptian. Bob Brier's always entertaining style keeps the pace moving, yet manages to inform and educate with historical context as well. Not many scholars today can write with equal comfort about Napoleon's invasion and King Tut's Party Mix, the harrowing tale of towing an obelisk to London and 'Cleopatra had a Jazz Band'., "Mr. Brier is proficient at elucidating Egyptology, and his passion is so sincere and good-humored that his book is rather charming." -- The Wall Street Journal "Egyptomania does a good job of tracing the chronology with which Egypt fever caught on." -- The New York Times "A lively account combining history and popular culture with guidelines for possible future collectors." -- Kirkus Reviews "Obelisk-envy, international politics, psychology and the mania generated by the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb all appear, broken into readable chunks by amusing subheadings and illustrations. [Egyptomania] is enjoyable and informative - everything one could want from a history book." -- Press Association Review, UK "This is a delightful romp through key formative events that shaped our popular passion for all things ancient Egyptian. Bob Brier's always entertaining style keeps the pace moving, yet manages to inform and educate with historical context as well. Not many scholars today can write with equal comfort about Napoleon's invasion and King Tut's Party Mix, the harrowing tale of towing an obelisk to London and 'Cleopatra had a Jazz Band'." -- Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology, Harvard University "Ancient Egypt has captivated people from Caesar to Cher and this entertaining and highly readable account by television's " Mr. Mummy," Bob Brier is an informative and engaging overview of the subject. From its engaging forward by none other than Egypt's premier archaeologist, Zahi Hawass to its discussion of the "King Tut" exhibition, Egyptomania chronicles every aspect of the subject including cigarette packs, Boris Karloff and the thrilling and sometimes harrowing efforts to move the great obelisks." -- Dr. Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator, Carlos Museum, Emory University, "The author presents solid information in this publication.... Dr. Brier's examination of ancient Egypt is brought to the readers through the contemporary cultural influence it has on the modern world,especially as the next great discovery or Hollywood sensation is likely to start the flame of passion in future generations and cast them under the spell of Egypt-Omania." - The Egyptians blog   "Starting from the Roman infatuation with Cleopatra to Napoleon's desire to document everything about the exotic land to Hollywood blockbusters..., Brier chronicles centuries of Egyptomania in an accessible, entertaining narrative that never becomes too dry for a reader to follow. Obelisk-envy, international politics, psychology and the mania generated by the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb all appear, broken into readable chunks by amusing subheadings and illustrations. It's enjoyable and informative - everything one could want from a history book. 9/10." - Press Association   BBC History magazine gallery features Bob's Egyptomania collection - http://www.historyextra.com/gallery/egyptomania "The book contains numerous pictures of pieces from the author's collection, some of them highly entertaining. It is this popular fascination with pyramids and Pharaohs that Brier refers to as Egyptomania.... an accessible read." - LSE Review of Books blog    , 'The author presents solid information in this publication.... Dr. Brier's examination of ancient Egypt is brought to the readers through the contemporary cultural influence it has on the modern world,especially as the next great discovery or Hollywood sensation is likely to start the flame of passion in future generations and cast them under the spell of Egypt-Omania.' - The Egyptians blog   'Starting from the Roman infatuation with Cleopatra to Napoleon's desire to document everything about the exotic land to Hollywood blockbusters..., Brier chronicles centuries of Egyptomania in an accessible, entertaining narrative that never becomes too dry for a reader to follow. Obelisk-envy, international politics, psychology and the mania generated by the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb all appear, broken into readable chunks by amusing subheadings and illustrations. It's enjoyable and informative - everything one could want from a history book. 9/10.' - Press Association   BBC History magazine gallery features Bob's Egyptomania collection - http://www.historyextra.com/gallery/egyptomania "The book contains numerous pictures of pieces from the author's collection, some of them highly entertaining. It is this popular fascination with pyramids and Pharaohs that Brier refers to as Egyptomania.... an accessible read.' - LSE Review of Books blog    
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
932.0072
Synopsis
The world has always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. When the Romans conquered Egypt, it was really Egypt that conquered the Romans. Cleopatra captivated both Caesar and Marc Antony and soon Roman ladies were worshipping Isis and wearing vials of Nile water around their necks. What is it about ancient Egypt that breeds such obsession and imitation? Egyptomania explores the burning fascination with all things Egyptian and the events that fanned the flames--from ancient times, to Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the Discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in the 1920s. For forty years, Bob Brier, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, has been amassing one of the largest collections of Egyptian memorabilia and seeking to understand the pull of ancient Egypt on our world today. In this original and groundbreaking book, with twenty-four pages of color photos from the author's collection, he explores our three-thousand-year-old fixation with recovering Egyptian culture and its meaning. He traces our enthrallment with the mummies that seem to have cheated death and the pyramids that seem as if they will last forever. Drawing on his personal collection -- from Napoleon's twenty-volume Egypt encyclopedia to Howard Carter's letters written from the Valley of the Kings as he was excavating -- this is an inventive and mesmerizing tour of how an ancient civilization endures in ours today., The world has always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. When the Romans conquered Egypt, it was really Egypt that conquered the Romans. Cleopatra captivated both Caesar and Marc Antony and soon Roman ladies were worshipping Isis and wearing vials of Nile water around their necks. What is it about ancient Egypt that breeds such obsession and imitation? Egyptomania explores the burning fascination with all things Egyptian and the events that fanned the flames - from ancient times, to Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the Discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in the 1920s. For forty years, Bob Brier, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, has been amassing one of the largest collections of Egyptian memorabiliaand seeking to understand the pull of ancient Egypt on our world today. In this original and groundbreaking book, with twenty-four pages of color photos from the author's collection, he explores our three-thousand-year-old fixation with recovering Egyptian culture and its meaning. He traces our enthrallment with the mummies that seem to have cheated death and the pyramids that seem as if they will last forever. Drawing on his personal collection - from Napoleon's twenty-volume Egypt encyclopediato Howard Carter's letters written from the Valley of the Kings as he was excavating - this is an inventive and mesmerizing tour of how an ancient civilization endures in ours today., A rollicking journey through the history of our infatuation with pharaohs, mummies, and pyramids, from the preeminent Egyptologist known as "Mr. Mummy"
LC Classification Number
DT83

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