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Papyrus : the plant that changed the world : from ancient Egypt to today's water wars / John Gaudet.

By: Gaudet, John J
Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, c2014Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth editionDescription: xix, 300 p., 8 p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781605985664; 160598566XSubject(s): Papyrus (The plant) | Papyrus swamps | Swamp ecology | Manuscripts (Papyri) -- HistoryDDC classification: 584.84
Contents:
Ancient Egypt and papyrus, the eternal marriage -- Ancient heritage. First encounter ; Nature's bounty ; Papyrus boats, the pride of ancient Egypt ; Rope, the workhorse of ancient Egypt ; Papyrus paper, in all the offices of the world -- When swamps are more than just wet places. The floating world ; The other marsh men, an African perspective ; Sacred swamps and temples of immortality ; The field of reeds as a way of life ; Swamps are the future ; Sarah starts a war ; The revenge of the sacred sedge -- Papyrus swamps, the last frontier. The Congo, economic miracle or pit of despair ; A tragic irony ; The battle for Lake Victoria ; War along the Nile ; It takes an army to save the Sudd ; Blood roses, papyrus, and the new scramble for Africa ; The Zambezi, the Victorians, and papyrus ; An unwanted legacy ; The Okavango, miracle of the Kalahari ; Papyrus blooms again in the Holy Land ; The Rift Valley, a safe haven for birds ; The Egyptian solution ; 2050, the new delta.
Summary: Offers an examination of the papyrus plant, looking at the important role it played in ancient Egyptian culture as a source of paper, as well as its unique properties that could help combat ecological and social problems in the modern world.
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Book Book British Museum
Egypt and Sudan Shelves GB6.GAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000239155

Includes bibliography (p. 273-283; p. 287-294) and index.

Ancient Egypt and papyrus, the eternal marriage -- Ancient heritage. First encounter ; Nature's bounty ; Papyrus boats, the pride of ancient Egypt ; Rope, the workhorse of ancient Egypt ; Papyrus paper, in all the offices of the world -- When swamps are more than just wet places. The floating world ; The other marsh men, an African perspective ; Sacred swamps and temples of immortality ; The field of reeds as a way of life ; Swamps are the future ; Sarah starts a war ; The revenge of the sacred sedge -- Papyrus swamps, the last frontier. The Congo, economic miracle or pit of despair ; A tragic irony ; The battle for Lake Victoria ; War along the Nile ; It takes an army to save the Sudd ; Blood roses, papyrus, and the new scramble for Africa ; The Zambezi, the Victorians, and papyrus ; An unwanted legacy ; The Okavango, miracle of the Kalahari ; Papyrus blooms again in the Holy Land ; The Rift Valley, a safe haven for birds ; The Egyptian solution ; 2050, the new delta.

Offers an examination of the papyrus plant, looking at the important role it played in ancient Egyptian culture as a source of paper, as well as its unique properties that could help combat ecological and social problems in the modern world.

AESSO14, AES2014