Egypt

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“Draycott gives a careful, clear history that presents the historical facts as best determined from the very incomplete and prejudiced fragmentary Roman sources.

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“Ancient Egypt produced a continuous stream of tales of intrigue, murder, power, religion, etc. within a culture incompatible with ours . . .”

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“Absolutely gripping . . . armchair travel and exploration doesn't get any better than this.”

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“This is a rich history, much broader than the title hints at. It’s more about women as movers and shakers in a country’s culture than about divas.”

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As more and more documents and files on intelligence and counter-intelligence operations are declassified as time marches on, the public begins to learn many of the things that go on behind the sce

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“a beautifully crafted, informative book about a period, place, and people in history that fascinate . . .”

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“The global balance of power was never really the same after the Suez or Hungarian Crisis . . .”

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“This is not a memoir. It is a political polemic. . . . the biggest problem is Soueif’s blind devotion.