GRASSROOTS VIEW OF ACIENT EGYPT - Looking for a solid book offering thoughtful and inquiring ideas reinforced by wonderful photographic imagery, then Grassroots View of Ancient Egypt is a remarkable foray into the provocative questions regarding the manner in which Nile Valley culture has been portrayed across the spectrum as viewed by the Man in the Street, and thus serves as a corrective and contribution to African historiographic reconstruction. That ancient Egypt is misrepresented in presentation and thus mis-understanding today as a result of early archaeological excavators’ rush to publish, Grassroots View is a compendium that adds tremendous depth to the discussion regarding Ancient Egypt and its impact throughout the Nile River cultural experience and as such is reflected in the Table of Contents as enumerated below: Culture and Spirituality in Ancient Africa; Afrocentricity: Development of the Filed Through the Expansion of Ideas; Were the Ancient Egyptians ‘A Dual Race?’ : An Afrocentric Critique of Arthur Keith’s Article; Critique of an Afrocentric Piece; An Essay Distinguishing Africology from Another Discipline: History; The Magic of King Tutankhamon; Black Egypt and the Struggle for Inclusion; Celebrating Ivan Van Sertima; The Mystical Nature of African Spirituality; Egypt 2010; Reflections of Egypt 2008; Eternal, Yet Changing Egypt - 2005; Black History in Harlem 2005; Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan; Praise of Dr. Ben; The Problem with Ancient Egypt; The Conspiracy Against Ancient Egypt; Name and Number in Ancient Egypt; Deir el Bahari: Timeless African Architecture; Who Were the Ancient Egyptians?; Culture for Liberation; Mountain View of African Spirituality; Education in Ancient Egyptian; Solving the Mystery of Ancient Egypt; Ancient Egypt: The Struggle Continues; Spirituality in Ancient Egyptian Temples; Ancient Egypt: Home of the Eternal House; New Revelations About Egypt’s Queen Hatshepsut; Pharaohs Then and Now; Ancient Foundations of Health; Red - Color of the Gods; Conclusions; Recommended Reading; Chronology of Egypt; Modern Scholars’ Systems of Ancient Egyptian Chronology; Chronological Table of the Dynasties; Index. Nearly 540 photographs and illustrations as well as some 20 plans and maps provide a tremendous pictographic expose’ of the geographic landscape reinforcing the great diversity of the cultural phenomenon called Ancient Egypt. The wonderful visual imagery complements the text but also provides avenues of departure for young scholars and persons in pursuit of truth to savor the offerings but also be motivated to pursue research into a field that has provided the foundation for all forms of knowledge. Dr. Fred Monderson is a retired New York City Board of Education teacher, African historian, and Egyptologist who frequents the ancient land. He writes with a passion about Ancient Egypt and can be reached at SuMon Publishers, PO Box 160586, Brooklyn, New York 11216. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]