Nile

Urban Histories on the Banks of a River

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

AvNezar AlSayyad

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The 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-10-21
Mått170 x 244 x 22 mm
Vikt876 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474458603

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DedicationPrefaceRoadmapPrologue: The Urban Life of a RiverChapter 1. Finding the Source of the Nile: Centuries of DiscoveryChapter 2. Birth of the Nile: Water Carves a Path through Rugged LandChapter 3. The Nile of Lower Egypt: Memphis, the First Capital CityChapter 4. Thebes of the Pharaohs: The Nile of Upper EgyptChapter 5. Avaris and Akhetaten: Temporary Capitals on the NileChapter 6. Nubia on the Nile: The Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs in Napata and MeroeChapter 7. Alexandria: Greeks and Romans on the Western Edge of the Nile DeltaChapter 8. A Nile Oasis in the Sahara: Fayoum of the PtolemiesChapter 9. Cairo: The Thousand Years Capital on the NileChapter 10. Crusaders on the Nile: Damietta and MansouraChapter 11. Cities of the Blue Nile: Lake Tana and the Ethiopian EmpiresChapter 12. Rosetta and the Discovery of Ancient Egypt: Where the Nile Meets the SeaChapter 13. Khartoum and Omdurman: An Islamic State on the Nile in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Chapter 14. A Pyramid for the Living: The Nile at AswanEpilogue: On the Possible Death of the Nile and the Life of Its Cities

A fascinating historical and geographic tour of the Nile, this book comes on the heels of Cairo: Histories of the City to reconfirm AlSayyad’s outstanding storytelling and open-eyed love of his native Egypt. The narrative flows in time along the meandering river from the first settlements on its banks to the capitals of the contemporary states that bicker over its water, stitching together a tale of human ingenuity, discovery, exploitation, and planning.