| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Atlantic Books, 2010. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lessons from the past: an Introduction -- Kingship descends from heaven: the urban revolution before 4000 BCE -- The City of Gilgamesh: temple rule between c. 4000 and 3000 BCE -- The flood: a Caesura in history -- Big men and kings: the city-states, c. 3000 to 2300 BCE -- Rulers of the four quarters: the bronze heroic age, c. 2300 to 2200 BCE -- Sumer resurgent: the Dirigiste state, c. 2100 to 2000 BCE -- Old Babylon: the culmination, c. 1900 to 1600 BCE -- Empire of Ashur: colossus of the first millennium, c. 1800 BCE to 700 BCE -- Passing the baton: an end and a beginning after 700 BCE. |
| Summary |
The author, a historian brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gilgamesh. |
| Subject |
Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634.
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Babylon (Extinct city) -- Civilization.
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Iraq -- History -- To 634.
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Babylon (Extinct city) -- History.
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Iraq -- Politics and government.
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Babylon (Extinct city) -- Politics and government.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Iraq. (OCoLC)fst01205757
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Iraq -- Babylon (Extinct city)
(OCoLC)fst01896933
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Hochkultur.
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Babylon.
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Mesopotamien.
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| Chronological Term |
To 634
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781250000071 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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1250000076 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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9781250054166 (paperback) |
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1250054168 (paperback) |
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9781429941068 (ebook) |
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1429941065 (ebook) |
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