Amanda H. Podany (Professor and Professor Chair of History and Cha

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The Ancient Near East

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and the plow and intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy.

Autor

Amanda H. Podany is Professor and Chair of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author of the award-winning book Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East as well as a number of other books and articles on topics in ancient Near Eastern history.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 110mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 134g
• ISBN-13: 9780195377996
• ISBN-10: 0195377990
• Artikelnr.: 39077191