Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Establishing Identity 1. Who Were the Ancient Egyptians? 2. The Intellectual Foundations of the Early State 3. The Dynamics of Culture Part 2: The Provider State 4. The Bureaucratic Mind 5. Model Communities Part 3: Intimations of our Future 6. New Kingdom Egypt: The Mature State 7. The Birth of Economic Man 8. Moving on Epilogue