The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, Paperback
de: Kara Cooney
Publicat de: Broadway Books
Anunta-ma cand revine pe stoc!An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.
Hatshepsut--the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne--was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father's family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out-maneuvered the mother of Thutmose III, the infant king, for a seat on the throne, and ascended to the rank of pharaoh.Shrewdly operating the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. She successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt's most prolific building periods.
Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power--and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.
General | |
Anul | 2015 |
Autor | Kara Cooney |
Categoria | Historical |
Cod de bare | 9780307956774 |
Editie | Paperback |
Editura | Crown Publishing Group (NY), Broadway Books |
Dimensiuni | 203 x 129 x 20 |
ISBN | 0307956776 |
Limba | Engleza |
Pagini | 320 |
Format | Brosata |