A history of the ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC / Marc Van De Mieroop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van de Mieroop, Marc, author.

Series:

Blackwell history of the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--History--To 622.

Middle East.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 400 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Summary:

Incorporating the latest scholarly research in this rapidly developing field, the third edition of A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC presents a comprehensive overview of the extraordinary multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Presenting the region's complex history in a concise and accessible manner, chapters begin with the emergence of writing around 3000 sc. and proceed with the origins of the first cities in Mesopotamia and growth of the Babylonian and Hittite kingdoms up to the rise of the Assyrian and Persian empires. Concluding chapters, address the transformation of the ancient Near East by the conquests of Alexander the Great, with a new chapter addressing governance and continuity in the region during the Persian empire. Other updates include a comprehensive timeline of events 30 new illustrations, and expanded coverage of the myriad political events, military campaigns, and social and cultural developments that emerged throughout the Near East over the course of more than three millennia. Another notable update is the inclusion of Key Debate boxes at the end of each chapter, designed to illuminate differing perspectives on various critical issues. The third edition of A History of The Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC enhances the book's reputation as one of the most accessible introductions to the rich and complex history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations available today. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introductory concerns

Part I. City-states

Origins : the Uruk phenomenon

Competing city-states : the early dynastic period

Political centralization in the late third millennium

The Near East in the early second millennium

The growth of territorial states in the early second millennium

Part II. Territorial states

The club of the great powers

The western states of the late second millennium

Kassites, Assyrians, and Elamites

The collapse of the regional system and its aftermath

Part III. Empires

The Near East at the start of the first millennium

The rise of Assyria

Assyria's world domination

The Medes and Babylonians

The creation of a world empire : Persia

Governing a world empire : Persia

Epilogue

King lists

Guide to further reading

Comprehensive time line.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Van de Mieroop, Marc. History of the ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC

ISBN:

9781118718162

111871816X

OCLC:

904505611