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Penguin Books (1995), Edition: Reprint, 336 pages
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Description
Egypt was undoubtedly the best place to have been born a woman in the ancient world. Covering all aspects of female life in ancient Egypt, this book examines women's roles at home, in fashionable society, in the workforce, in the royal household and in religious life.
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LibraryThing member tole_lege
Readable and useful - well documented and sensible. Read along with Davies....
LibraryThing member amandacb
Tyldesley produces a surprisingly thorough book on ancient women in Egypt--suprising in the sense that the time period she discusses is thousands of years ago, but Tyldesley manages to discuss the women so that they are relevant and fully-formed, even if information may be scarce at times.
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Occasionally Tyldesley's works can be dry and didactic, but this work is one of her best ones (along with Nefertiti). Show Less
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
9780140175967
Physical description
336 p.; 5.1 inches
Pages
336