This cohesive account of Egypts millennialong past offers readers a sure guide through the corridors of Egypts past from the mysterious predynastic kingdoms to the nationstate of the twentyfirst century. The author addresses central issues such as how Egyptian history can be treated as a whole and how the west has shaped prevailing images of it both through direct and through the lens of western scholarship. Drawing on current historical scholarship and his own research Jason Thompson has written a remarkable work of synthesis and concision offering students travelers and general readers alike an engaging onevolume narrative of the extraordinarily long course of human history by the Nile.This updated paperback edition contains new material on the 25 January Revolution the rise and fall of the Muslim Brotherhood and the new era of President Sisi.