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Wretched Kush

ethnic identities and boundaries in Egypt's Nubian empire

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An edition of Wretched Kush (2003)

Wretched Kush

ethnic identities and boundaries in Egypt's Nubian empire

"Ethnic groups are often seen as distinctive, well-defined units. Yet recent research suggests that ethnic boundaries are permeable, and that ethnic identities are contested, manipulated and overlapping. This is particularly true when cultures come into direct contact, as with the Egyptian conquest of Nubia in the second millennium B.C." "Professor Smith uses Nubia as a case study to explore the nature of ethnic identity. He begins by using the tools of anthropology, examining the ancient Egyptian construction of ethnic identities with its stark contrast between civilized Egyptians and barbaric foreigners - those who made up the "Wretched Kush" of the title.

"The book then turns to archaeological evidence for ethnicity on Egypt's southern frontier, in the fortress community at Askut and the pyramid cemetery at Tombos. The multiple dimensions of ethnic identities and boundaries are highlighted, as the author juxtaposes the political use of the ethnic "other" in texts and monumental art with archaeological patterns of mutual influence and intermarriage across ethnic boundaries.

"With its combination of the latest theoretical and methodological developments in the social sciences with previously unpublished archaeological data, Wretched Kush is an original and important work for Egyptologists, archaeologists and anthropologists."--Jacket.

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Routledge
Language
English
Pages
231

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Wretched Kush: ethnic identities and boundaries in Egypt's Nubian empire
2003, Routledge
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Wretched Kush: ethnic identities and boudaries in Egypt's Nubian empire
2003, Routledge
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
303.48/23978032
Library of Congress
DT159.6.N8 S65 2003, DT159.6.N8S65 2003, DT159.6.N8 S65 2003eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
231

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3682714M
Internet Archive
wretchedkushethn00smit
ISBN 10
0415369851, 041536986X
LCCN
2003041385
OCLC/WorldCat
56351832, 51534659
Library Thing
2674998
Goodreads
3676904
682246

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