Insight Guides The Nile

Introduction: The best of the Nile; The Wonder of the Nile; The Nile from Source to Delta. History: Decisive Dates; From the Palaeolithic to the Ptolemies; From Pax Romana to the Rise of Christianity; Abbasids, Fatimids and Mamluks The Spread of Islam; Throwing off the Yoke The Birth Pangs of Modern Egypt. Features: Taming the Nile; The History of Nile Cruising; The People of the Nile; A Love of Food; Popular Culture; The Nile in the Cinema; Wildlife. Insights: Mini Features: Pyramidology and Pyramidiocy; Grave Robbers and Curses; The Search for the Source; Behind the Scenes of the Cruise Business; Flourishing Flora; Nubia Old and New; The Blue Nile; The White Nile; The History of Luxor; Discovering Tutankhamun; the Cult of Osiris; The Mummy Business; The Rosetta Stone; the Suez Canal. Photo Features: Gods of Ancient Egypt; Nile Cruising; The Pyramids; Wildlife on the River Nile; Egyptian Museum. Places: Nubia and Lake Nasser; Aswan; Aswan to Luxor; Luxor; Luxor to Abydos; Middle Egypt; Memphis Saqqarah and Giza; Cairo; The Delta. Travel Tips: Transport; Accommodation; Eating Out; Activities; A-Z Practical Information; Language; Further Reading.