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===Biographical Studies===
1. Redford, Donald B. (1987). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691035679/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0691035679&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=2373da0cd7cf2aa7367f1d5b699985bb Akhenaten: The Heretic King].</i> Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
One of the problems that many people face when they decide to delve in to Egyptological studies is discerning some of the more outlandish books from the truly scholarly, and besides the origins of the pyramids, the life of King Akhenaten (ruled ca. 1353-1336 BC) seems to attract a fair amount of bizarre theories. Redford cuts through the sensationalism to present a solid biography of Akhenaten that is based on facts derived from textual and archaeological sources. This book chronicles the origins of Akhenaten’s Amarna Period, its peak, and also its eventual collapse.
2. James, T.G.H. (2002). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017PO8474/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B017PO8474&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=f8cf90823e89f982c356cce0d6442b33 Ramesses II].</i> New York: Friedman/Fairfax.
This book combines aspects of coffee table literature with a definite academic background in a title that can be enjoyed by lay people and specialists alike. As the title states, the book is about the longest lived and most prolific builder of all ancient Egyptian kings – Ramesses II, or Ramesses “the Great” (reigned ca. 1279-1213 BC). Ramesses II was known for many things, which included an ego that could not be contained in the number of vast New Kingdom temples he had built. This book provides a historical background of Ramesses II’s rule, along with several beautiful, oversized pictures of the illustrious king’s many temples and statues.
3. Dodson, Aidan, and Dyan Hilton, (2004). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500288577/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0500288577&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=63894dd8a400f300c01e511520f50618 The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt].</i> London: Thames and Hudson.
This book serves as an excellent reference work to help sort out the often confusing family trees of the ancient Egyptian royals. Although the book covers all of ancient Egyptian history, the New Kingdom families were among the best documented, so Dodson and Hilton offer plenty about the Eighteenth through Twentieth dynasties, including genealogical trees, tables, and commentary.
===New Kingdom Social History===
1. Spalinger, Anthony J. (2005). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1405113723/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1405113723&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=2f26bc10f0f81329fbc77f30172b8d4e War in Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom].</i> London: Blackwell.
Egypt’s success on the battlefield was a major, if not the most important, reason for her success in international affairs during the New Kingdom. Spalinger examines how the Egyptians adopted chariot corps during the New Kingdom and how their version of it differed from their neighbors such as the Hittites. This book also considers the role that the Egyptian military played in greater New Kingdom society.
2. Vernus, Pascal. (2003). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801440785/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0801440785&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=34a78ad64e28e95409611f49a288ca37 Affairs and Scandals in Ancient Egypt].</i> Translated by David Lorton. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
In this title that was originally published in French, Vernus surveys some of the major events that took place in Egypt during the Twentieth Dynasty. Vernus examines several published New Kingdom texts that concern tomb workers’ strikes, bureaucratic graft and corruption, and the assassination of Ramesses III (reigned ca. 1186-1155 BC). The author concludes that the texts demonstrate that Egypt was in steep decline during the Twentieth Dynasty.
3. Romer, John. (2003). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0297785001/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0297785001&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=8734b1e548ad1b6d1d4f76cc5618ad64 Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs’ Tombmakers].</i> London: Phoenix Press.
This book covers some of the same events in <i>Affairs</i>, but focuses on the daily lives of the men who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The workmen and their families lived near the Valley of the Kings in a village that is known today as Deir el-Medina. Daily religious practices of the workers is covered along with some more salacious accounts, including trials of workers accused of stealing from the tombs they had just built!
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