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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Brier, Bob.     Subjects     Egyptology -- History.     Archaeology and history -- Egypt.     Egypt -- Antiquities.     Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Brier, Bob.       by title:      Egypt-omania : our t...       by call number:      932 B853eg     Search the Web     Brier, Bob.     Egyptology -- History.     Archaeology and history -- Egypt.     Egypt -- Antiquities.     Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.       MARC Display

Egypt-omania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs / Bob Brier. by Brier, Bob. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Call #: 932 B853eg Subjects Egyptology -- History.   Archaeology and history -- Egypt.   Egypt -- Antiquities.   Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. ISBN:  9781137278609 (hc.) 1137278609 (hc.) Alternate title:  Egyptomania : our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs Edition:  First edition. Description:  xix, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-223) and index. Contents:  Birth of a collection -- Rome and the birth of Egyptomania -- Napoleon on the Nile -- How an obelisk and a canal conquered France -- The amazing voyage of Cleopatra's needle -- Egypt for sale : Victorian Egyptomania -- New York gets its obelisk -- The mummies sing songs of the Nile -- Tutankhamen, superstar -- The mummy goes to the movies -- The future of Egyptomania. Summary:  Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb, and the popular culture of today. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 932 B853eg Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 932 B853eg Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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