A World Beneath the Sands by Toby Wilkinson
A thrilling history of the Wests scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time.
"Riveting… [Wilkinson] has mastered the facts with painstaking research and allowed them to speak for themselvesRarely do facts speak this clearly." -- Rosemary Mahoney - New York Times Book Review
"A fascinating new history." -- The Economist
"Wilkinson marshals a wealth of detail into a cohesive and entertaining narrative. The result is an essential portrait of how the rediscovery of '[Egypt’s] ancient past paved the way for its modern rebirth.'" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Few can bring us ancient Egypt with such dynamism as Toby Wilkinson. In A World Beneath the Sands, he has excelled himself in bringing to life the intriguing and swashbuckling story of Egypt’s discovery. He shows us how much what we seek from the past has always told us about ourselves." -- Michael Scott, author of Ancient Worlds
"A fascinating new history." -- The Economist
"Wilkinson marshals a wealth of detail into a cohesive and entertaining narrative. The result is an essential portrait of how the rediscovery of '[Egypt’s] ancient past paved the way for its modern rebirth.'" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Few can bring us ancient Egypt with such dynamism as Toby Wilkinson. In A World Beneath the Sands, he has excelled himself in bringing to life the intriguing and swashbuckling story of Egypt’s discovery. He shows us how much what we seek from the past has always told us about ourselves." -- Michael Scott, author of Ancient Worlds
Toby Wilkinson is an Egyptologist and the prizewinning author of fifteen books on the history and culture of the Nile Valley, ancient and modern. Lauded by the Daily Telegraph as “the foremost Egyptologist of his time,” his works include The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize. He studied Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and is currently a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He lives in England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393882407 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393882403 |
| Title | A World Beneath the Sands |
| Author | Toby Wilkinson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2022-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
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