The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient EgyptCrown, 14 okt 2014 - 320 pagina's An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Shrewdly operating the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. She successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt’s most prolific building periods. Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power—and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power. |
Inhoudsopgave
TWO A Place of Her Own | 51 |
FOUR Regent for a Baby King | 74 |
FIVE The Climb Toward Kingship | 99 |
SIX Keeping the Kingship | 127 |
SEVEN The King Becomes a Man | 151 |
EIGHT The Setting Sun | 172 |
Long Live | 211 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 233 |
FURTHER READING | 279 |
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The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Kara Cooney Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2015 |
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Kara Cooney Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |