Treasured : how Tutankhamun shaped a century
Riggs, Christina2021
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A surprising new history of Tutankhamun published to coincide with the centenary of his tomb's discovery. When it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turning the boy-king into a household name overnight and kick-starting an international media obsession that endures to this day. From culture and academia to politics and the heritage industry, it's impossible to imagine the twentieth century without the discovery of Tutankhamun and yet so much of the story remains untold. Here, for the first time, Christina Riggs interweaves compelling historical analysis with vignettes drawn from encounters with Tutankhamun to offer a bold new history of the young Pharaoh who has as much to tell us about our world as his own.
Main title:
Treasured : how Tutankhamun shaped a century / Christina Riggs.
Author:
Riggs, Christina, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2021.©2021
Collation:
426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781838950514 (hbk)9781838950514
Dewey class:
932.014092932.014
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
483850
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 932.014 RIG | Available |