Research Catalog

Title

The ancient Near East : history, society and economy / Mario Liverani ; translated by Soraia Tabatabai.

Author

Liverani, Mario

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.

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Additional Authors

Tabatabai, Soraia

Description

xxiv, 619 pages : illustrations, maps, plans; 26 cm

Summary

The Ancient Near East reveals three millennia of history (c. 3500-500 bc) in a single work. Liverani draws upon over 25 years' worth of experience and this personal odyssey has enabled him to retrace the history of the peoples of the Ancient Near East. The history of the Sumerians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians and more is meticulously detailed by one of the leading scholars of Assyriology. Utilizing research derived from the most recent archaeological finds, the text has been fully revised for this English edition and explores Liverani's current thinking on the history of the Ancient Near East. The rich and varied illustrations for each historical period, augmented by new images for this edition, provide insights into the material and textual sources for the Ancient Near East. Many highlight the ingenuity and technological prowess of the peoples in the Ancient East. Never before available in English, The Ancient Near East represents one of the greatest books ever written on the subject and is a must read for students who will not have had the chance to explore the depth of Liverani's scholarship.

Uniform Title

Antico Oriente. English

Alternative Title

Antico Oriente.

Subject

• Middle East > History > To 622

Note

• "Originally published in Italian as Antico Oriente ©1988, 2011, Gius. Laterza & Figli."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The ancient Near East as a historical problem -- The geography of the ancient Near East -- The Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods -- The urban revolution -- The rise and fall of the first urbanisation -- Mesopotamia in the early dynastic period -- The rise of Ebla -- The Akkadian empire -- The third dynasty of Ur -- The crisis of the second urbanisation -- The "intermediate period" of Isin and Larsa -- The old Assyrian period -- The Mari age -- Hammurabi of Babylon -- Anatolia in the old Hittite period -- The late Bronze Age : technologies and ideologies -- The rise of Mitanni -- The Hittite empire -- Syria and the Levant in the late Bronze Age -- The middle Assyrian kingdom -- Kassite Babylonia -- Crisis and reorganisation -- Israel -- The Phoenicians -- The Arameans in Syria and Mesopotamia -- The neo-Hittite states -- Assyria, Babylonia, and Elam in the 12th to 9th century BC -- The rise of the neo-Assyrian empire -- The structure of the neo-Assyrian empire -- The periphery of the neo-Assyrian empire -- The fall of the empire and the rise of the Chaldeans -- The Medes and the rise of the Persians.

Call Number

JFF 16-425

ISBN

• 9780415679053
• 0415679052
• 9780415679060
• 0415679060

LCCN

• 2013018121
• 9780415679060

OCLC

843860479

Author

Liverani, Mario, author.

Title

The ancient Near East : history, society and economy / Mario Liverani ; translated by Soraia Tabatabai.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Tabatabai, Soraia, translator.

Other Standard Identifier

9780415679060

Research Call Number

JFF 16-425