Van der Spek, Kees.
The modern neighbors of Tutankhamun : history, life, and work in the villages of the Theban West Bank
Kees van der Spek
- New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2012. ©2011.
- 1 online resource (533 pages)
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Intro -- Inside Cover -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgmentsand an Invitation -- Notes on Transliteration -- PrologueA -- Introduction -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- Conclusions and a Challenge -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
By demonstrating the multiplicity of economic activities that are carried out in al-Qurna, this study counters the villagers' stereotypical representation as tomb robbers, and restores an understanding of who they are as people living their lives in the shadow of valued cultural heritage.
ISBN: 9781617975653
Subjects--Topical Terms: Sozialer Wandel Soziale Situation
Subjects--Geographic Terms: el Qurnâ Theben (Ägypten, West) Ägypten
Subjects--Index Terms: Community life--Egypt--Qurna.
Index Terms--Genre/Form: Fernzugriff