A review by dostojevskijs
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by

4.0

For a book that has to cover several thousands of years, Shaw has really managed to summarize the elements of the different Egyptian periods in a few that is easy to follow while making sure to cover everything that needs to be covered. Of course, it covers most things in a very brief way; and occasionally focusing on things I'm not entirely sure are the things that should be focused on... but I also realise that there are books written specifically about those things. As a go-to introduction that covers most of the basics... this has been my bible for the last few months. Except people probably take better care of their bibles than I've cared for this one... but hey, that's just proof it's been passionately read.