( Blackwell companions to the ancient world, Ancient history )
Includes bibliographical references (p. [458]-526) and index.
P.1. The shape of the Ancient Near East: 1. Historical overwiew\ Mario Liverani -- 2. From Sedentism to states, 10000-3000BCE\ Augusta Mc-Mahon -- 3. The age of empires, 3100-900BCE\ Mark Chavalas -- 4. World hegemony, 900-300BCE\Paul-Alain Beaulieu -- P.2. Discourses on Methods: 5. Archaeology and the ancient Near East: methods and limits\ Marie-Henriette Gates -- 6. the languages of the ancient Near East\ Gonzalo Rubio -- 7. The Historian's Task\ Daniel C. Snell -- P.3. Economy and society: 8. The degradation of the ancient Near Eastern Environment\ Carlos E. Cordova -- 9. Nomadism through the Ages\ Jorge Silva Castillo -- 10. Mesopotamian cities and countryside\ Elizabeth C. Stone -- 11. Money and trade\ Christopher M. Monroe -- 12.Working\ David A. Warburton -- 13.Law and practice\ Bruce Wells -- 14. Social tensions in the ancient Near East\ John F. Robertson -- 15. Gender roles in ancient egypt\ Ann Macy Roth -- 16. Royal women and the exercise of power in the ancient Near East\ Sarah C. Melville -- 17. Warfare in ancient egypt\ Anthony J. Spalinger -- P.4. Culture: 18. Transmission of knowledge\ Benjamin R. Foster -- 19. Ancient Near Eastern literature: Genres and forms\ Tawney L. Holm -- 20. Ancient Near Eastern Architecture\ Sally Dunham -- 21. Mesopotamian art\ Marian H. Feldman -- 22. Ancient Mesopotamian medicine\ Jo Ann Scurlock -- 23. Mesopotamian cosmology\ Francesca Rochberg -- 24. divine and Non-divine kingship\ Philip Jones -- 25. How religions was done\ Gary Beckman -- P.5. Heritage of the ancient Near East: 26. The invention of the individual\ Daniel C. Snell -- 27. Ethnicity\ Henri Limet -- 28. Public versus private in the ancient Near East\ Steven J. Garfinkle -- 29. Democracy and freedom\ Matthew Martin iii and Daniel C. Snell -- 30.Monotheism and ancient Israelite religion\ s. David Sperling -- 31. the decipherment of the ancient Near East\ Peter T. Daniels -- 32. Legacies of the ancient Near East\ Daniel C. Snell.
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"A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Written by leading experts, the book examines all the major civilizations of the region, including the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Israelites, and Persians." "The Companion provides a survey of both the history of the Ancient Near East and the sources for studying the period. It places special emphasis on social and cultural history and also covers the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds."--BOOK JACKET.