An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.
Hatshepsutâthe daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throneâwas expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her fatherâs family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out-maneuvered 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 Egypt's 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 Egyptâs 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 powerâand why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Reference
- Sociology
Publisher : Crown
Author : Cooney, Kara
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2015-10-13
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0307956776
ISBN-13 : 9780307956774
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 5.2 in x 8.2 in
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