The Ancient Near East embraces a vast geographical area, from the borders of Iran and Afghanistan in the east to the Levant and Anatolia, and from the Black Sea in the north to Egypt in the south. It was a region of enormous cultural, political and linguistic diversity.
In this authoritative new study, Amelie Kuhrt examines its history from the earliest written documents to the conquest of Alexander the Great, c.3000-330 BC. This work dispels many of the misapprehensions which have surrounded the study of the region. It provides a lucid, up-to-date narrative which takes into account the latest archaeological and textual discoveries and deals with the complex problems of interpretation and methodology.
The Ancient Near East is an essential text for all students of history of this region and a valuable introduction for students and scholars working in related subjects.
Winner of the AHO's 1997 James Henry Breasted Award.
By:
Amelie Kuhrt,
Eva von Dassow
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 53mm
Weight: 1.820kg
ISBN: 9780415167628
ISBN 10: 0415167620
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
Publication Date: 22 May 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Volume 1: List of figures, List of maps, List of tables, Abbreviations, Preface, Introduction, Part I The development of states and cities (c. 3000 - c. 1600), 1. Mesopotamia in the Third Millennium BC, 2. Mesopotamia c.2000 - c. 1600: The Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian Periods, 3. Egypt From Dynasty I to Dynasty XVII (c. 3100/3000-1552, Part II The great powers (c. 1600 - c. 1050), 4. Imperial Egypt: The New Kingdom (1552/1550-1069), 5. The Hittites, 6. Syria and the Levant, 7. Mesopotamia c. 1600 - c. 900, Notes. Volume 2: List of figures, List of maps, List of tables, Abbreviations, Part III Political transformation and the great empires (c. 1200-330), 8. The Levant c. 1200 - c. 720, 9. The Neo-Assyrian Empire (934-610), 10. Anatolia c. 900 - c. 550, 11. Babylonia c. 900-539, 12. Egypt c. 1000-525, 13. The Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330), Notes, Bibliography, Index.
Reviews for The Ancient Near East: c.3000-330 BC (2 volumes)
This massive work of nearly 800 pages is an ambitious undertaking that is intended as an introduction to ancient Near Eastern history and is one of the first comprehensive textbooks on the subject. <br>-Journal of Near Eastern Studies <br> Readers interested in the world of the Old Testament can hardly do better than to read and reread these delightful volumes. <br>-Bibliotheca Sacra <br>
