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A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 - 323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World)
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by Marc Van De Mieroop
Sales Rank: 46366
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List Price: $37.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
Published by: Wiley-BlackwellEdition: 2nd Edition October 13, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1405149116
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1405149112
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Review
"If the first edition was already by far the best choice for a relatively simple introduction to the history of the Ancient Near East for the English-speaking world -- certainly for the period until the rise of the Achaemenid Empire -- this certainly is the case for this edition. With the book of Van De Mieroop available there is no longer any possible excuse for any undergraduate curriculum in ancient history not to offer a course of Ancient Near Eastern history under the pretext that there would be no adequate, accessible, and affordable textbook." Scholia
Praise for the first edition:
"Marc Van De Mieroop's introduction to the history of Iraq and the Asiatic Near East is suited to first-year undergraduates in ancient history, the archaeology of Western Asia and ancient Near Eastern studies generally, and to all others who need an up-to-date summary of what happened before the Greeks." Times Higher Education Supplement
"I do not know of any other handbook of similar size that can compete with Van de Mieroop's book in philological competence, in historiographic method, and in expository clearness." Mario Liverani, in Orientalia
“This text deserves a place on the shelves of ancient historians and archaeologists, and it will certainly have pride of place in reading lists for courses in Mesopotamian history.” Norman Yoffee, University of Michigan
“As a textbook on Mesopotamian history, particularly the period from c.3000 BC to 612 BC, this book has no English-language equivalent … This should be standard reading, therefore, for all students and scholars in the field.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Product Description
This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinary multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East.
- Bestselling narrative of the complex history of the ancient Near East.
- Addresses political, social, and cultural developments.
- Contains in-depth discussion of key texts and sources, including the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh.
- Includes numerous maps, illustrations, and a selection of Near Eastern texts in translation.
- Integrates new research, and greatly expands the guides to further reading for this second edition.
Reader Reviews
This volume is a good introduction to the history of the Ancient Near East. The author surveys the history of Sumeria, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia and the Hittite Empire in a highly readable style. Quotes from numerous important texts are included in each chapter and the author does a good job of not only telling us what happened, but also why it happened. The book is well illustrated with black and white photos and numerous, highly useful, maps. At the end of the book is an excellent bibliography that will point the interested reader to other good articles and books on the topic. This book was published in 2004 and incorporates the latest scholarship in the field. The author has done a great job of making ancient history come alive!
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