The Ancient Egyptian Family: Kinship and Social Structure (African Studies)

by TroyD.Allen (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $158.76

  Argues that the matrilineal nature of the ancient Egyptian family and social organization provides us with the key to understanding why and how ancient Egyptian women were able to rise to power, study medicine, and enjoy basic freedoms that did not emerge in Western Civilization until the 20th century.