Adela Oppenheim

This is not just a catalogue of an exhibition about Ancient Egypt: this is a very solid, in-depth exploration of how innovative the Middle Kingdom was (roughly the period 2040-1780 BCE). This is mainly done through a plejade of articles by specialists, covering a very wide range of society. Because of the catalogue aspect, the emphasis is on artistic representation and material culture. The only downside is that I have to keep repeating how unfortunate it is that specialists hardly dare to look over the wall and so the interaction between the Nile valley and the wider Near East hardly comes into the picture. More in my History account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5613778802… (plus d'informations)