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Civilizations of Ancient Iraq

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Availability:In StockContributor:Benjamin R. Foster, Karen Polinger FosterPublish date:2011-05-08Pages:312
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691149974ISBN-10:691149976UPC:9780691149974Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient, Civilization, Middle EastSize:8.46 x 5.49 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCNHKD7W6K

In Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, Benjamin and Karen Foster tell the fascinating story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Accessible and concise, this is the most up-to-date and authoritative book on the subject. With illustrations of important works of art and architecture in every chapter, the narrative traces the rise and fall of successive civilizations and peoples in Iraq over the course of millennia--from the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians to the Persians, Seleucids, Parthians, and Sassanians.

Ancient Iraq was home to remarkable achievements. One of the birthplaces of civilization, it saw the world's earliest cities and empires, writing and literature, science and mathematics, monumental art, and innumerable other innovations. Civilizations of Ancient Iraq gives special attention to these milestones, as well as to political, social, and economic history. And because archaeology is the source of almost everything we know about ancient Iraq, the book includes an epilogue on the discovery and fate of its antiquities. Compelling and timely, Civilizations of Ancient Iraq is an essential guide to understanding Mesopotamia's central role in the development of human culture.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691149974ISBN-10:691149976UPC:9780691149974Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient, Civilization, Middle EastSize:8.46 x 5.49 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SCNHKD7W6K
Benjamin R. Foster is the Laffan Professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature and curator of the Babylonian Collection at Yale University. Karen Polinger Foster is a lecturer in ancient Near Eastern and Aegean art at Yale.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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