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Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt Wydawca: Harper Perennial Opis produktu Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt by Nina Burleigh opens with a daring premise: what if a military invasion became the greatest scientific expedition of its age? In this gripping history nonfiction account, Burleigh follows more than 150 French engineers, artists, doctors, and scientists who accompanied Napoleon's 1798 Egypt campaign. Blending military campaigns and expeditions & discoveries, the book reveals how the so-called savants braved hunger, disease, and violence to document monuments, decipher hieroglyphics, and recover artifacts such as the Rosetta Stone. Burleigh places the expedition within the larger context of the War of the Second Coalition and the dawn of modern archaeology. She examines the clash between imperial ambition and scholarly curiosity, the first large-scale European engagement with Muslim societies in the modern era, and the human cost of discovery—plague, privation, and madness alongside triumphs of knowledge. Who will enjoy this book? Readers of history, nonfiction, military campaigns, archaeology, and Egyptology; fans of Napoleonic eras and long-form investigative journalism; anyone searching for a book about Napoleon's Egypt expedition or the history of the Rosetta Stone. Why read it? Burleigh's vivid reporting and narrative drive turn archival research into a page-turning detective story—equal parts campaign chronicle, science history, and cultural study. If you want an English book that illuminates how exploration, war, and science reshaped Western views of ancient Egypt, this is essential reading. Specyfikacja SKU: PEEA002161309 EAN: 9780060597689 Waga: 240 g Author: Burleigh, Nina Binding: Paperback Pages: 320 Publication Year: 2008 BISAC Category 1: HIS051000 BISAC Category 2: HIS009000 BISAC Category 3: HIS027000