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The Good Kings Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World

Kara Cooney

Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy Schiff and Amanda Foreman who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meanin...

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The book was said to be trash and the author was criticized for destroying the history of ancient Egypt and portraying all pharaohs as misogynistic and evil.

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I think Good Kings Are Good Pharaohs, something along those lines, and I read it and at the end, I mean the whole thing was it was trash, right? Um, she just destroys the history of ancient Egypt and...

— Episode: Timcast IRL #979 CHAOS IN HAITI As CANNI...

Episode: Timcast IRL #979 CHAOS IN HAITI As CANNIBAL Gangs...

The book was said to be trash and the author was criticized for destroying the history of ancient Egypt and portraying all pharaohs as misogynistic and evil.

"

I think Good Kings Are Good Pharaohs, something along those lines, and I read it and at the end, I mean the whole thing was it was trash, right? Um, she just destroys the history of ancient Egypt and basically all the pharaohs are misogynistic evil.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

Dr. Kara Cooney discussed her book, exploring ancient Egyptian rulers and examining whether absolute power corrupts absolutely, considering if there were exceptions to this rule and looking forward to a potential post-patriarchal world.

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I begin it and end it with is this the power we want, we get the power we deserve

— Episode: Dr. Kara Cooney on the Power Strategies...

Episode: Dr. Kara Cooney on the Power Strategies of the Anc...

Dr. Kara Cooney discussed her book, exploring ancient Egyptian rulers and examining whether absolute power corrupts absolutely, considering if there were exceptions to this rule and looking forward to a potential post-patriarchal world.

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I begin it and end it with is this the power we want, we get the power we deserve

we don't want a bigger piece of the pie we want a different pie

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