Bibliograph

Treasured, how Tutankhamun shaped a century, Christina Riggs

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Treasured, how Tutankhamun shaped a century, Christina Riggs

Language

eng

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Treasured

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Christina Riggs

Sub title

how Tutankhamun shaped a century

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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