The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying by Joann Fletcher

The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying by Joann Fletcher

This book differs from the bulk of existing literature dealing with terrorism by emphasising the historic theoretical and practical foundation to contemporary terrorism, by placing it within the framework of contending hypotheses about international relations, strategic and conflcit analysis, along with some of the key writings on peace and reconciliation. It argues that terrorism is a logical, and often reasonable, mode for expression of grievances by disenfranchised groups or organisations, which are unable to be heard through normal political processes. In order to understand the potential of terrorism one has to analyse the structures available for effecting dissent and change. Modernisation and globilisation combined with the increased power of states increases the attractiveness of terrorism for disaffected groups. Within this context the study links various groups, forms and regions where terrorism exists. Unlike most studies it does not start from a state-centred bias, ie how to prevent attacks on legitimate states, but assesses terrorism within its own motivations, methods and objectives.

Professor Joann Fletcher works at the University of York's Department of Archaeology, where she teaches world mummification and funerary archaeology. She is the author of eight books, including Cleopatra the Great and The Quest for Nefertiti. Among her many television appearances, she won a BAFTA, a Royal Television Society Award, and an Association for International Broadcasting Award for the follow-up episode to The Search For Nefertiti. She recently created and presented Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings for BBC2, and she is currently working on the four-part BBC and PBS series The Story of Egypt.

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ISBN 13	9780785828839
ISBN 10	0785828834
Title	The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying
Author	Joann Fletcher
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Chartwell Books
Year published	2012-01-18
Number of pages	144
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