{"product_id":"society-and-death-in-ancient-egypt-mortuary-landscapes-of-the-middle-kingdom-hardback-9780521840330","title":"Society and Death in Ancient Egypt; Mortuary Landscapes of the Middle Kingdom (Hardback) 9780521840330","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSociety and Death in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMortuary Landscapes of the Middle Kingdom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJanet Richards considers social stratification in Middle Kingdom Egypt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJanet Richards (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521840330, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 March 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 19.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.818 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: '… well-written and informative …' Ancient Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn Society and Death in Ancient Egypt, Janet Richards considers social stratification in Middle Kingdom Egypt, taking as the point of departure the assumption that a 'middle class' arose during this period. By focusing on the entire range of mortuary behavior, rather than on elite remains, she shows how social and political processes can be reconstructed. Richards demonstrates that the roots of the middle class can be traced to the later Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period. Combining information from excavations, ancient Egyptian texts, and decorative reliefs and statuary, the book weaves together a wide variety of sources that aid us in understanding how Middle Kingdom Egyptians thought about society and death and how their practices and landscapes relating to death reveal information about the living society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Study of Ancient Social Systems: 1. Social differentiation and the notion of 'class'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Egyptian society through text and image\u003cbr\u003e 3. Society, settlement, and votive behavior\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Society and Death in Egypt: 4. People, death and the 'tomb problem' in Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mortuary landscapes in the Middle Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e 6. Burial at the center: Haraga and Riqqa\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cemeteries past, present, and provincial: Abydos\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Egyptian Nile Valley in the Middle Kingdom: History, politics, and society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology: death \u0026amp; dying [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology: death \u0026amp; dying\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology:%20death%20\u0026amp;%20dying%20%5BJHBZ%5D%22\"\u003eJHBZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005443100952,"sku":"9780521840330","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521840330i_338db38b-8a37-4dc7-91db-74e5eef338b8.jpg?v=1691368695","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/society-and-death-in-ancient-egypt-mortuary-landscapes-of-the-middle-kingdom-hardback-9780521840330","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}