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Cooney Kara - The Good Kings Absolute Power In Ancient Egypt And The Modern World - Hardcover
Cooney Kara - The Good Kings Absolute Power In Ancient Egypt And The Modern World - Hardcover
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Description: Written in the tradition of historians like Mary Beard and Stacy Schiff 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 meaning today. In a new era when democracies around the world are threatened or crumbling best - selling author Kara Cooney turns to five ancient Egyptian pharaohs - - Khufu Senwosret III Akenhaten Ramses II and Taharqa - - to understand why many so often give up power to the few and what it can mean for our future. As the first centralized political power on earth the pharaohs and their process of divine kingship can tell us a lot about the world's politics past and present. Every animal - headed god every monumental temple every pyramid every tomb offers extraordinary insight into a culture that combined deeply held religious beliefs with uniquely human schemes to justify a system in which one ruled over many. From Khufu the man who built the Great Pyramid at Giza as testament to his authoritarian reign and Taharqa the last true pharaoh who worked to make Egypt great again we discover a clear lens into understanding how power was earned controlled and manipulated in ancient times. And in mining the past Cooney uncovers the reason why societies have so willingly chosen a dictator over democracy time and time again.
Title: The Good Kings Absolute Power In Ancient Egypt And The Modern World
Author(s): Cooney Kara
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Barcode: 9781426221965
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Category: Political Structures: Totalitarianism & Dictatorship
Description: Written in the tradition of historians like Mary Beard and Stacy Schiff 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 meaning today. In a new era when democracies around the world are threatened or crumbling best - selling author Kara Cooney turns to five ancient Egyptian pharaohs - - Khufu Senwosret III Akenhaten Ramses II and Taharqa - - to understand why many so often give up power to the few and what it can mean for our future. As the first centralized political power on earth the pharaohs and their process of divine kingship can tell us a lot about the world's politics past and present. Every animal - headed god every monumental temple every pyramid every tomb offers extraordinary insight into a culture that combined deeply held religious beliefs with uniquely human schemes to justify a system in which one ruled over many. From Khufu the man who built the Great Pyramid at Giza as testament to his authoritarian reign and Taharqa the last true pharaoh who worked to make Egypt great again we discover a clear lens into understanding how power was earned controlled and manipulated in ancient times. And in mining the past Cooney uncovers the reason why societies have so willingly chosen a dictator over democracy time and time again.
Title: The Good Kings Absolute Power In Ancient Egypt And The Modern World
Author(s): Cooney Kara
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Barcode: 9781426221965
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Category: Political Structures: Totalitarianism & Dictatorship
