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Assyria : the imperial mission / Mario Liverani ; translated by Andrea Trameri and Jonathan Valk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liverani, Mario, author.
- Series:
- Mesopotamian civilizations ; 20.
- Mesopotamian civilizations ; 20
- Standardized Title:
- Assiria. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iraq--History--To 634.
- Iraq.
- History.
- Assyria--History.
- Assyria.
- Assyria--Antiquities.
- Imperialism.
- Antiquities.
- Middle East--Assyria.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 341 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2017.
- Summary:
- This is an examination, in 30 chapters, of all aspects of the ancient Assyrian empire and its relationship to "empire theory" and the study of empires in general, explicating Assyria as the first of the genuine empires. The discussion also examines how ancient empires contribute to our understanding, despite differences, of modern empires.
- Contents:
- Imperialism : materiality and ideology
- God's will
- Communicating with God
- Holy war and just war
- Exploring and conquering
- The disposable periphery
- Collecting
- Public display
- Marking territory : the steles
- Celebrative inscriptions
- Royal titulature
- The justification of self-defense
- Battles and sieges
- Oaths and their transgression
- Punishment and forgiveness
- Destruction and reconstruction
- Exporting despotism
- Organizing the territory : (a) the city at the center of the world
- Organizing the territory : (b) provinces and governors
- Organizing the territory : (c) from tributaries to deportees
- Organizing the territory : (d) the communication network
- Becoming Assyrian
- Imperial prosperity
- Cultural unification : (a) technology
- Cultural unification : (b) religion
- Cultural unification : (c) language
- Conclusions : (a) the prototype empire
- Conclusions : (b) trajectories of imperialism
- Ancient and modern empires
- Conclusions : (c) celebration and reality
- The view of others.
- Notes:
- Translation of Assiria : la preistoria dell'imperialismo.
- Simultaneously published in Italian by Laterza.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Liverani, Mario, author. Assyria
- ISBN:
- 9781575067544
- 1575067544
- OCLC:
- 976036284
- Publisher Number:
- 40027300211
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