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A history of the ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC / Marc van de Mieroop.

By: Van de Mieroop, MarcMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell history of the ancient worldPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. Description: xviii, 313 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 0631225528 (pbk. : alk. paper); 063122551X (alk. paper)Subject(s): Middle East -- History -- To 622Genre/Form: HistoryDDC classification: 939/.4 LOC classification: DS62.2 | .V34 2004
Contents:
Introductory concerns -- Part 1: City-states -- Chapter 2: Origins: the Uruk phenomenon -- Chapter 3: Competing city-states: the early dynastic period -- Chapter 4: Political centralization in the late third millennium -- Chapter 5: The near east in the early second millennium -- Chapter 6: The growth of territorial states in the early second millennium -- Part 2: Territorial states -- Chapter 7: The club of the great powers -- Chapter 8: The western states of the late second millennium -- Chapter 9: Kassites, Assyrians, and Elamites -- Chapter 10: The collapse of the regional system and its aftermath -- Part 3: Empires -- Chapter 11: The near east at the start of the first millennium -- Chapter 12: The rise of Assyria -- Chapter 13: Assyria's world domination -- Chapter 14: The Medes and Babylonians -- Chapter 15: The Persian empire.
Review: "This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinarily multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Beginning with the emergence of writing around 3000 B.C., the narrative ranges from the origins of the first cities in Mesopotamia, through the growth of the Babylonian and Hittite kingdoms, to the Assyrian and Persian empires. It ends with the transformation of the ancient Near East by the conquests of Alexander the Great." "Incorporating the most recent discoveries and scholarship, the book provides both an account of political and military events and a survey of the cultures and societies of the ancient Near East." "The straightforward, accessible text is accompanied by plentiful maps and illustrations, and contains a selection of Near Eastern texts in translation. Each chapter includes a key research question or text, such as the use of the Bible as a historical source, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Assyrian royal annals." "It is essential reading for anyone interested in this crucial period in world history."--Jacket.
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Includes "King Lists": p. [281]-296.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-302) and index.

Introductory concerns -- Part 1: City-states -- Chapter 2: Origins: the Uruk phenomenon -- Chapter 3: Competing city-states: the early dynastic period -- Chapter 4: Political centralization in the late third millennium -- Chapter 5: The near east in the early second millennium -- Chapter 6: The growth of territorial states in the early second millennium -- Part 2: Territorial states -- Chapter 7: The club of the great powers -- Chapter 8: The western states of the late second millennium -- Chapter 9: Kassites, Assyrians, and Elamites -- Chapter 10: The collapse of the regional system and its aftermath -- Part 3: Empires -- Chapter 11: The near east at the start of the first millennium -- Chapter 12: The rise of Assyria -- Chapter 13: Assyria's world domination -- Chapter 14: The Medes and Babylonians -- Chapter 15: The Persian empire.

"This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinarily multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Beginning with the emergence of writing around 3000 B.C., the narrative ranges from the origins of the first cities in Mesopotamia, through the growth of the Babylonian and Hittite kingdoms, to the Assyrian and Persian empires. It ends with the transformation of the ancient Near East by the conquests of Alexander the Great." "Incorporating the most recent discoveries and scholarship, the book provides both an account of political and military events and a survey of the cultures and societies of the ancient Near East." "The straightforward, accessible text is accompanied by plentiful maps and illustrations, and contains a selection of Near Eastern texts in translation. Each chapter includes a key research question or text, such as the use of the Bible as a historical source, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Assyrian royal annals." "It is essential reading for anyone interested in this crucial period in world history."--Jacket.