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Autore: |
Spalinger Anthony John
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Titolo: |
War in ancient Egypt : the New Kingdom / / Anthony J. Spalinger
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Pubblicazione: | Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2005 |
©2005 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
Disciplina: | 355.020932 |
932/.014 | |
Soggetto topico: | Military art and science - Egypt - History |
Soggetto geografico: | Egypt History, Military |
Egypt History New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | FIGURES; MAPS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; CHRONOLOGY; 1 PRELUDE TO NEW KINGDOM WARFARE; 2 THE SYSTEM OF EARLY DYNASTY XVIII: TECHNOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; 3 SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN EXPANSION; 4 SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW MILITARY SYSTEM; 5 THE BATTLE OF MEGIDDO AND ITS RESULT; 6 THE PHARAOH ON CAMPAIGN: IDEAL AND REAL; 7 THE LATER MILITARY SITUATION IN ASIA AND AT HOME; 8 EGYPTIAN IMPERIALISM AND THUTMOSE III; 9 DYNASTY XVIII: WARFARE AND ECONOMY; 10 THE AMARNA LETTERS AND WAR; 11 THE INFLUENCE OF THE EGYPTIAN MILITARY FROM LATE DYNASTY XVIII TO DYNASTY XIX |
12 EARLY DYNASTY XIX13 TO KADESH AND AFTER; 14 MERENPTAH AND RAMESSES III; 15 EGYPT ON THE DEFENSIVE; 16 THE SOCIAL SYSTEM OF THE MILITARY IN THE RAMESSIDE PERIOD; GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc-1100 bc. Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a professional army and gained control of Syria, creating an "Empire of Asia". Written by a respected Egyptologist. Highlights new technological developments, such as the use of chariots and siege technology. Considers the socio-political aspects of warfare, particularly the rise to power of a new group of men. Evaluates the military effectiveness of the Egyptian state, looking at the logistics of warfare duri |
Titolo autorizzato: | War in ancient Egypt ![]() |
ISBN: | 9786610850914 |
0-470-77750-8 | |
0-470-77486-X | |
1-280-85091-4 | |
1-4051-7839-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910143307903321 |
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