Description for Aksum & Nubia
Hardback. Critically examines the extent to which relations between two ancient African states were influenced by warfare, commerce, and political fictions Series: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Aksum and Nubia assembles and analyzes the textual and archaeological
evidence of interaction between Nubia and the Ethiopian
kingdom of Aksum, focusing primarily on the fourth century
CE. Although ancient Nubia and Ethiopia have been the subject
of a growing number of studies in recent years, little attention has
been given to contact between these two regions. Hatke argues
that ancient Northeast Africa cannot be treated as a unified area
politically, economically, or culturally. Rather, Nubia and Ethiopia
developed within very different regional spheres of interaction, as
a result of which ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Format
Hardback
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814760666
SKU
V9780814760666
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About George Hatke
George Hatke holds a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University. He is a Visiting Research Scholar at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. His research includes the ancient history of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia, Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade, and the late antique Near East.
Reviews for Aksum & Nubia
A very useful and stimulating contribution on the problem of the contacts between Aksum and Nubia, to be recommended both to Nubiologists and to specialists of Ethiopian studies and certainly also to specialists of Classic and Late Antique studies.
Annali Sezione Orientale
Rich and important offerings, well worthy of study by specialists, who will find many stimulating ideas ... Read more
Annali Sezione Orientale
Rich and important offerings, well worthy of study by specialists, who will find many stimulating ideas ... Read more