The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume IV: the Age of Assyria

The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume IV: the Age of Assyria
ISBN-10
0190687630
ISBN-13
9780190687632
Series
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East
Category
History
Pages
1289
Language
English
Published
2023-04-14
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Karen Radner, D. T. Potts, Nadine Moeller

Description

"The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East offers a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of the history of Egypt and Western Asia (Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Iran) in five volumes, from the emergence of complex states to the conquest of Alexander of Great. The authors represent a highly international mix of leading academics whose expertise brings alive the people, places and times of the remote past. The emphasis lies firmly on the political and social histories of the states and communities under investigation. The individual chapters present the key textual and material sources underpinning the historical reconstruction, giving special attention to the most recent archaeological finds and how they have impacted our interpretation. The first volume covers the long period from the mid-tenth millennium to the late third millennium BC and presents the history of the Near East in ten chapters "From the Beginnings to Old Kingdom Egypt and the Dynasty of Akkad". Key topics include the domestication of animals and plants, the first permanent settlements, the subjugation and appropriation of the natural environment, the emergence of complex states and belief systems, the invention of the earliest writing systems and the wide-ranging trade networks that linked diverse population groups across deserts, mountains and oceans"--

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