In preparation for my trip the Egypt later this year, I'm trying to learn all about the history of Egypt (since it is the historical sites we are focusing on during our trip). I'm also studying Egyptian Arabic. I'd like to find a book on modern Egyptian culture, but I haven't come across one yet.
This book, though, is the first in my attempts to learn about what I will soon see. It's an interesting overview of ancient Egyptian life, and I enjoyed reading it. It's short - only 146 pages - and briefly goes over the different parts of society: family, women, the different jobs (doctors, scribes, craftsmen, grunts). It also covers religion and history. That much info, covering all of different ages, means it is definitely an overview/introduction book. However, that's pretty much was I'm looking for at this point, so it met my needs.
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