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Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
Amanda H. Podany
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Description for Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. Allowing them to speak in their own words, Podany reveals how these leaders and their ambassadors devised a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy and trade. What the kings forged, as they saw it, was a relationship of friends-brothers-across hundreds of miles. Over centuries they worked out ways for their ambassadors to travel safely to one another's capitals, they ... Read more
Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. Allowing them to speak in their own words, Podany reveals how these leaders and their ambassadors devised a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy and trade. What the kings forged, as they saw it, was a relationship of friends-brothers-across hundreds of miles. Over centuries they worked out ways for their ambassadors to travel safely to one another's capitals, they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
652g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199858682
SKU
V9780199858682
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99-48
About Amanda H. Podany
Amanda H. Podany is Professor of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She has published a number of books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history, including The Ancient Near Eastern World (OUP).
Reviews for Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
an attractive and accessible work.
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