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Nile : Urban Histories on the Banks of a River / Nezar AlSayyad.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) : 92 colour illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781474458603
  • 9781474458627
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 911.62 23
LOC classification:
  • DT115 .A47 2019
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Road Map -- Supporting Visual Material -- Prologue. The Urban Life of a River -- 1. Finding the Source of the Nile: Centuries of Discovery -- 2. The Birth of the Nile: Water Carves a Path through Rugged Land -- 3. The Nile of Lower Egypt: Memphis, the First Capital City -- 4. Thebes of the Pharaohs: The Nile of Upper Egypt -- 5. Avaris and Akhetaten: Temporary Capitals on the Nile -- 6. Nubia on the Nile: The Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs in Napata and Meroe -- 7. Alexandria: Greeks and Romans on the Western Edge of the Nile Delta -- 8. A Nile Oasis in the Sahara: Fayoum of the Ptolemies -- 9. Cairo: The Thousand-year Capital on the Nile -- 10. Crusaders on the Nile: Damietta and Mansoura -- 11. Cities of the Blue Nile: Lake Tana and the Ethiopian Empires -- 12. Rosetta and the Discovery of Ancient Egypt: Where the Nile Meets the Sea -- 13. Khartoum and Omdurman: An Islamic State on the Nile in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan -- 14. A Pyramid for the Living: The Nile at Aswan -- Epilogue. On the Possible Death of the Nile and the Life of its Cities -- Index
Summary: Narrates the history of cities that appeared and disappeared on the banks of the river Nile over four millenniaIncludes descriptions of individual buildings, archaeological sites, urban areas and their historiesBrings a new perspective to a much studied history and geography of the Nile basinFocuses on urban space by anchoring specific events in cites along the NileAnalyses the interplay between the natural, cultural and economic aspects of the Nile basinBeautifully illustrated with 100 colour photographs and 14 colour mapsThe Nile, the world’s longest river system, has figured prominently in historic events over millennia. This book views the Nile as both the stage on which these events occurred and as an actor in its unfolding history. It explores the intersection of natural forces and human intervention to take readers on a series of historical journeys along the river, from its sources to the Mediterranean Sea. Each chapter focuses on a particular historical period and the cities, events, important figures and the encounters between groups and cultures that shaped it.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Road Map -- Supporting Visual Material -- Prologue. The Urban Life of a River -- 1. Finding the Source of the Nile: Centuries of Discovery -- 2. The Birth of the Nile: Water Carves a Path through Rugged Land -- 3. The Nile of Lower Egypt: Memphis, the First Capital City -- 4. Thebes of the Pharaohs: The Nile of Upper Egypt -- 5. Avaris and Akhetaten: Temporary Capitals on the Nile -- 6. Nubia on the Nile: The Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs in Napata and Meroe -- 7. Alexandria: Greeks and Romans on the Western Edge of the Nile Delta -- 8. A Nile Oasis in the Sahara: Fayoum of the Ptolemies -- 9. Cairo: The Thousand-year Capital on the Nile -- 10. Crusaders on the Nile: Damietta and Mansoura -- 11. Cities of the Blue Nile: Lake Tana and the Ethiopian Empires -- 12. Rosetta and the Discovery of Ancient Egypt: Where the Nile Meets the Sea -- 13. Khartoum and Omdurman: An Islamic State on the Nile in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan -- 14. A Pyramid for the Living: The Nile at Aswan -- Epilogue. On the Possible Death of the Nile and the Life of its Cities -- Index

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Narrates the history of cities that appeared and disappeared on the banks of the river Nile over four millenniaIncludes descriptions of individual buildings, archaeological sites, urban areas and their historiesBrings a new perspective to a much studied history and geography of the Nile basinFocuses on urban space by anchoring specific events in cites along the NileAnalyses the interplay between the natural, cultural and economic aspects of the Nile basinBeautifully illustrated with 100 colour photographs and 14 colour mapsThe Nile, the world’s longest river system, has figured prominently in historic events over millennia. This book views the Nile as both the stage on which these events occurred and as an actor in its unfolding history. It explores the intersection of natural forces and human intervention to take readers on a series of historical journeys along the river, from its sources to the Mediterranean Sea. Each chapter focuses on a particular historical period and the cities, events, important figures and the encounters between groups and cultures that shaped it.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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