The Woman Who Would Be King Hatshepsuts Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
Brand: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Product Description
An engrossing biography of the longestreigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Hatshepsutthe daughter of a general who usurped Egypts thronewas expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her fathers family. Her failure to produce a male heir however paved the way for her improbable rule as a crossdressing king. At just over twenty Hatshepsut outmaneuvered 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 Egypts 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 Egypts 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 powerand why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almostforgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power. show more
Condition : New
Author : Kara Cooney
Weight : 392.16
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group NY
Language : English
EAN : 9780307956774
ISBN10 : 0307956776
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20140513
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 132 X 203 X 18mm