The age of Agade : inventing empire in ancient Mesopotamia / Benjamin R. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Read), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akkadians.

Iraq--History--To 634.

Iraq.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 438 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

The Age of Agade is the first book-length study of the Akkadian period of Mesopotamian history, which saw the rise and fall of the world's first empire during more than a century of extraordinary political, social, and cultural innovation. It draws together more than 40 years of research by one of the world's leading experts in Assyriology to offer an exhaustive survey of the Akkadian empire. Addressing all aspects of the empire, including its statecraft and military, territory and cities, arts, religion, economy, and production, The Age of Agadeconsiders what can be said of Akkadian political and social history, material culture, and daily life. A final chapter also explores how the empire has been presented in modern historiography, from the decipherment of cuneiform to the present, including the extensive research of Soviet historians, summarized here in English for the first time. Drawing on contemporaneous written and artifactual sources, as well as relevant materials from succeeding generations, Foster introduces the reader to the wealth of evidence available. Accessibly written by a specialist in the field, this book is an engaging examination of a critical era in the history of early Mesopotamia. itten and artifactual sources, as well as relevant materials from succeeding generations, Foster introduces the reader to the wealth of evidence available. Accessibly written by a specialist in the field, this book is an engaging examination of a critical era in the history of early Mesopotamia.

Contents:

The rise and fall of the Akkadian Empire

The land and people of Akkad

Akkadian centers and settlements

Works and days

Industries and crafts

Religion

Statecraft and the military

Trade, business, and the economy

Arts, letters, and numeracy

Akkadian human values

The Akkadian period in retrospect

The Akkadian period in modern historiography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138909717

1138909718

9781138909755

1138909750

OCLC:

913712121