title: The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
author:  Ian Shaw 
description: `Review from previous edition The approach combines traditional chronological history with cultural and social historical material to produce a well rounded picture ... chapters covering prehistory and the intermediate periods are particularly good, with Seidlmayer on the First Intermediate Period and Bourriau on the Second Intermediate Period outstanding. Bryan's chapter on the 18th Dynasty before the Amarna Period is also particularly good.' Antiquity<br /><br />`If you only want to read one book on Egypt, then read this one ... even people who consider themselves as experts on Ancient Egypt will find much to set them thinking: And while such Egyptologists will have a field day, the casual reader will find plenty to arouse their interest, ranging from the story of the world's first strike ... to the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy.' The Northern Echo<br /><br />`splendid, lavishly illustrated book ... the only single-volume work to cover 700,000 years of Ancient Egypt from the stone age to Roman conquest ... Lucidly edited by Ian Shaw ... you get the facts without the dust. An excellent choice for enthusiasts and novices alike; even better if you can persuade someone to buy for you as a present.' Roddy Phillips, Aberdeen Press and Journal<br /><br />`From the Stone Age to the Roman occupation in the fourth centry AD, the mighty Egyptian dynasties are brought to life in almost 450 pages ... never anything but deeply informative, without losing sight of the essential attribute of any book - readability ... both stimulating to the casual reader or keen-to-learn holiday maker and the serious student alike.' Peter Leach, North West Evening Mail<br /><br />`brimming with ... intriguing facts ... also provides a first-rate overview of - le progres Egyptien - from the period when Homo erectus first stalked the land right up to Octavian's triumphant entry into Egypt in 30 BC.' Douglas Kennedy, The Times
zlib_text: International Migration: A Very Short Introduction
  
  > VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS are for anyone wanting a stimulating and accessible
  > way in to a new subject. They are written by experts, and have been
  > published in more than 25 languages worldwide.  
    
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  > The series began in 1995, and now represents a wide variety of topics in
  > history, philosophy, religion, science, and the humanities. Over the next
  > few years it will grow to a library of around 200 volumes – a Very Short
  > Introduction to everything from ancient Egypt and Indian philosophy to
  > conceptual art and cosmology.  
    
  Very Short Introductions available now:
  
  > ANARCHISM Colin Ward
  
  > ANCIENT EGYPT Ian Shaw
  
  > ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY Julia Annas
  
  > ANCIENT WARFARE Harry Sidebottom
  
  > ANGLICANISM Mark Chapman
  
  > THE ANGLO-SAXON AGE John Blair
  
  > ANIMAL RIGHTS David DeGrazia
  
  > ARCHAEOLOGY Paul Bahn
  
  > ARCHITECTURE Andrew Ballantyne
  
  > ARISTOTLE Jonathan Barnes
  
  > ART HISTORY Dana Arnold
  
  > ART THEORY Cynthia Freeland
  