A Companion to the Ancient Near East
Snell
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Description for A Companion to the Ancient Near East
Paperback. A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Editor(s): Snell, Daniel C. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 560 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 948.
A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great.
- Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Israelites and Persians
- Places particular emphasis on social and cultural history
- Covers the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds
- Provides a useful bibliographical guide to this field of study
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405160018
SKU
V9781405160018
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About Snell
Daniel C. Snell is L. J. Semrod Presidential Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. His books include Life in the Ancient Near East (1997), A Workbook of Cuneiform Signs (1979), The E.A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections (1979), Ledgers and Prices (1982), Twice Told Proverbs (1993) and Flight and Freedom in the Ancient Near East (2001).
Reviews for A Companion to the Ancient Near East
“This is a welcome companion volume intended to be used with an introductory text to the history of the ancient Near East. There are unexpected topics and insightful inclusions … .In addition to serving successfully as a companion for teaching, this volume also serves as a useful short reference because of the sixty-eight page bibliography.” (Religious Studies Review, September 2008) ... Read more