Perhaps the most intriguing of ancient Egypt's rulers; Akhenaten is in many ways also the most mysterious. Loved by those that followed him; and his wife Nefertiti; he was hated by the Amun priesthood; who before and during his childhood held the reigns of power in Egypt. He not only changed his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten; but also moved the capital from Thebes to his new city of Akhetaten; as well as changing the belief system from poly to monotheism. Learn more about him in this book.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Doris G.This book arrived promptly in excellent condition. Thank you for good service.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. This facsimile version is a knockoff of the 1949 printing which lacks critical material.By Town's End BooksAnyone who is considering the purchase of this book should give careful consideration to the fact that it is a facsimile reprint of the original version published in the US in 1949. It is not; I repeat; is not the most current version of the book re-published by Vanderbilt University Press and edited by Timothy Boyce. This facsimile; paperback reprint does not contain the extremely helpful and well written preface by Thomas Buergenthal and introduction written by Mr. Boyce both of which are contained in the the Vanderbilt version. This paperback facsimile does not contain the photographs that are present in the Vanderbilt University Press edition. It does not contain previously untranslated diary entries; or the appendices or the index. It is missing nine of the sketches which appear in the Vanderbilt re-publication. The quality of the reproduction of the 31 sketches that this facsimile version does contain look as though they are the result of a poor quality scan. The vital footnotes contained in the Vanderbilt printing are critical to explaining the significance of the people; places; events and language used by Nansen in his diary. All those footnotes are missing from the facsimile version. Don't waste your money on this paperback version when there is a far better; high quality publication available!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Even though this was written over 70 years ago; ...By DonREven though this was written over 70 years ago; it is a wake up call for how one segment of the human race can be turned against another. That the author managed to maintain his own sense of humanity; and survive the atrocious sorrow and horror of his surroundings is a testimony to the human spirit. That he could even at times engage in humor; sympathy and kindness; and not sink into vengeful desperation; is very uplifting. What we see happening in our world today; could use this as a guide to avoid the repetition of universal destruction that was inflicted upon the human race by the Nazis in WWll.
