Early Civilizations: Ancient Egypt in Context - Softcover

Trigger, Bruce G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 977424365X ISBN 13: 9789774243653

Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr, 1993

Synopsis

For anthropologists an 'early civilization' is historically the earliest form of a class-based society. In this original and provocative book, Bruce Trigger places our understanding of ancient Egypt in perspective through a comparative examination of Egypt during the Old and Middle Kingdoms with the early civilizations of the Inkas, the Shang and Western Chou of China, the Aztecs and their neighbors, the classic Mayas, the Yorubas and Benin, and ancient Mesopotamia.
Professor Trigger investigates the economic foundations of these early civilizations, their politics and culture, and their religious traditions, drawing some surprising conclusions. His innovative work adds a new dimension to our understanding of early civilizations, charting new courses for their study in the future and indicating for both anthropologists and Egyptologists the value of comparative studies.
Enhanced by an important bibliographical essay, the book broadens our understanding of the similarities and differences among ancient civilizations.

About this title

About the Author:

Bruce G. Trigger is professor of anthropology at McGill University. He is co-author of Ancient Egypt: A Social History, and author of such works as Nubia Under the Pharaohs, Beyond History: The Methods of Prehistory, and A History of Archaeological Thought.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 977424365X
• ISBN 13: 9789774243653
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168