Books in the Encounters with Ancient Egypt series

The Wisdom of Egypt examines the sources of evidence about Ancient Egypt available to scholars, and the changing visions of Egypt and of Egypt's role in human history that they produced.

Considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from Africa, drawing on a range of sources. This work examines key issues such as the evidence for actual contacts between Egypt and other early African cultures, and how influential, or not, Egypt was on them. It focuses on cultural interactions between Egypt and Nubia from 1000 BCE to 500 CE.

This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times.

Addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book examines the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Asian scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, using a combination of case studies and discursive chapters.

Examines two kinds of encounters: encounters which actually occurred between Egypt and specific foreign lands; those the Egyptians created by inventing imaginary lands. It provides a clear account of the subject and will be a stimulating read for scholars, students or the interested public.

Scholars from a wide range of disciplines assess the significance of Egypt within the settings of its past.