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From Amazon.com: In each culture obelisks have taken on new meanings and associations. To the Egyptians, the obelisk was the symbol of a pharaoh's right to rule and connection to the divine. In ancient Rome, obelisks were the embodiment of Rome's coming of age as an empire. To nineteenth-century New Yorkers, the obelisk in Central Park stood for their country's rejection of the trappings of empire just as it was itself beginning to acquire imperial power. And to a twentieth-century reader of Freud, the obelisk had anatomical and psychological connotations. The history of obelisks is a story of technical achievement, imperial conquest, Christian piety and triumphalism, egotism, scholarly brilliance, political hubris, bigoted nationalism, democratic self-assurance, Modernist austerity, and Hollywood kitsch-in short, the story of Western civilization.

A study of a small agricultural village in the Fayum as a social and economic unit towards the end of the second century BC, which was a period of civil unrest and economic disruption in Egypt. The book is based on papyrus documents from the archive of the village scribe.

From School Library Journal: Grade 9 Up - This superbly researched book, arranged by geographic regions, focuses on the development of sports and games and the effect they had on the lives of people from the first Olympiad to the fall of Rome. Craig defines sports as 'rule governed' and with 'some degree of organization' and, usually, a 'victor or superior performers.' Games may use boards or dice while play stresses participation over winning, can happen whenever time allows, and doesn't require an audience. The history of the sports and games of Asia, Europe, North America, Egypt, and the Middle East have been well documented and are covered in depth. Less is known about these activities in Africa, Oceania, and Latin America; however, many are included for those regions as well. Women's roles are discussed when possible, but Craig notes a lack of verifiable information in this area. The author provides descriptions of each sport, explains essential equipment (including how to make it), and the rules of play. He provides enough information so that the activities described can be re-created, but readers will have to rely on text descriptions since there are few diagrams or photographs. Mancala, stick fighting, sumo wrestling (for both men and women), go, the log run, tejo, boomerangs, buzkashi, kabaddi, and Chinese football are among the topics covered. The material provided is not readily available in other single resources. This title will interest researchers and teachers searching for ways of extending their lessons on different cultures.

From AEB: Bien avant les Grecs, la géométrie euclidienne ou l'algèbre, le nombre pi, le tronc de pyramide, de cô ne ou l'hémisphère n'avaient aucun secret pour le bâtisseur du temps des pharaons. C'est ce que met en évidence le livre de Sylvia Couchoud.

From Amazon.com : This exploration of the myth of Isis and Osiris involved the help of famous people, such as Jacqueline Onassis and actor Richard Gere and renowned Egyptologists such as James Allen and Robert Bianchi.

Du site de l'éditeur : Parallèlement à la réimpression anastatique du livre de G. Lefebvre consacré au tombeau de Pétosiris en Moyenne Égypte, étude scientifiquement irréprochable mais limitée aux textes, est proposée dans ce volume une couverture photographique du décor de l’édifice, destinée à rendre justice à ce monument tout à fait exceptionnel sur le plan de l’histoire de l’art ; la qualité des bas-reliefs, la richesse du symbolisme et l’étonnante symbiose des styles pharaonique, grec et perse à l’extrême fin du IVe siècle av. J.-C. en sont les principales caractéristiques.