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The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
Amanda H. Podany
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Description for The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and the plow and intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization" - and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy, diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature. This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history. The three thousand years covered here - from around 3500 BCE, with the founding of the first Mesopotamian cities, to the conquest of the Near East by ... Read more
The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization" - and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy, diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature. This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history. The three thousand years covered here - from around 3500 BCE, with the founding of the first Mesopotamian cities, to the conquest of the Near East by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195377996
SKU
V9780195377996
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About Amanda H. Podany
Amanda H. Podany is Professor and Chair of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author of the award-winning book Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East as well as a number of other books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history.
Reviews for The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
The book is a short, comprehensive and accessible way to first get in touch with a new subject...[It] can be useful for readers who do not know anything about the aforementioned region and its history, such as first term students.
Bibliotheca Orientalis
Bibliotheca Orientalis