The good kings : absolute power in ancient Egypt and the modern world / Kara Cooney.

"Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy Schiff and Amanda Foreman who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meani...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cooney, Kara (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington D.C., United States : National Geographic Society, [2021]
Subjects:	Cheops, > King of Egypt. Sesostris > III, > King of Egypt. Akhenaton, > King of Egypt. Ramses > II, > King of Egypt. Taharka, > King of Egypt. Pharaohs > Biography. Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C. HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism. Civilization. Pharaohs. Egypt. To 332 B.C. Biography. Biographies.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies.
Physical Description:	399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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