ISBN:
9780500294451
,
0500294453
Language:
English
Pages:
368 pages
,
illustrations (chiefly colour), maps
,
26 cm
Edition:
Revised and updated edition
Series Statement:
Ancient civilizations
DDC:
939.4
Keywords:
Ethnology
;
Archaeology History
;
Sumerians History
;
Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian
;
Ethnology ; Middle East
;
Archaeology ; History ; Middle East
;
Sumerians ; History
;
Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian
;
Antiquities
;
Archaeology
;
Civilization
;
Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian
;
Ethnology
;
Sumerians
;
Middle East ; History ; To 622
;
Middle East ; Civilization ; To 622
;
Middle East ; Antiquities
;
Iraq ; Civilization ; To 634
;
Babylon (Extinct city)
;
Iraq
;
Iraq ; Babylon (Extinct city)
;
Middle East
;
History
;
Middle East History To 622
;
Middle East Civilization To 622
;
Middle East Antiquities
;
Iraq Civilization To 634
;
Babylon (Extinct city)
Abstract:
Here is an authoritative, detailed and accessible view of the history and peoples of the ancient Middle East. It is divided into six easily navigable parts arranged chronologically, and then into chapters exploring the history, religion, political and social organization, art, science, and architecture of the peoples of the region. The text is illustrated with detailed maps and photographs, enabling readers to visualize the ancient places and peoples described, making it the perfect home reference and study aid, as well as a good read for the interested layman
Note:
Includes index
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