The Shortest History of Egypt
From the Dynastic to the Present - A Desert Nation's 5,000 Years of Change and Continuity
$27.77
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, conjuring images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb raiders, vast deserts, and the world’s longest river, the Nile. Yet its true allure might lie in its impressively long history and what it tells us about the human condition.
Author Maria Golia draws on extensive historical research and decades of experience living and working in Egypt to offer fresh, nuanced, and insightful perspectives on one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Golia deftly t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798893031706 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Maria Golia |
| Publisher: | The Experiment LLC |
| Imprint: | The Experiment LLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | The Shortest History Series |
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Critics Review
“Condensing Egyptian history into 200 pages with wit, insight, and revelatory knowledge is truly a literary achievement. Comfortable with contradictions, unfazed by complexity, dazzled by Egypt’s luminous past, The Shortest History of Ancient Egypt will serve as the ultimate primer for anyone enchanted by this legendary land—that is, almost all of us.” – Wade Davis, anthropologist, author and explorer
“Sharp, elegant, and insightful.” – David Wengrow, coauthor of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
“A sweeping history of Egypt, written with authority and literary flair. Golia effortlessly distils a broad range of recent scholarship to paint a portrait of the country and its people that is convincing and endearing but also uncompromisingly honest.” – Campbell Price, author of Golden Mummies of Egypt
Maria Golia
Born in New Jersey, Maria Golia has lived in Egypt for over thirty years and is the author of diverse works of nonfiction, including several concerning Egypt: Cairo: City of Sand, Photography and Egypt, and A Short History of Tomb-Raiding.
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