Ancient Near Eastern history and culture

Author(s)

    • Stiebing, William H., Jr.
    • Helft, Susan N.

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Ancient Near Eastern history and culture

William H. Stiebing Jr. and Susan N. Helft

Routledge, 2023

4th ed

  • : pbk

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First ed. published by Pearson 2002, 3rd ed. published by Routledge 2017

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Comprehensive overview of the entire Near East, including Egypt and ancient Israel, allowing students to work comparatively across cultures. New edition incorporates new insights from recent technological advances, and recent interest in subject territories and imperialism in the Near East. Incorporates archaeological and art historical evidence, encouraging students to engage with material culture as important evidence of the past. "Debating the evidence" section discusses controversial issues in Near Eastern studies, allowing students to engage with these important topics.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Studying the Ancient Near East
  • 1. Near Eastern Prehistory
  • 2. The Dawn of the State in Western Asia
  • 3. The First Mesopotamian Empires
  • 4. Urbanism and Statehood in Wider Western Asia
  • 5. Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom
  • 6. The Old Babylonian Period and Its Aftermath
  • 7. The Rise and Fall of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom
  • 8. The Era of Egypt's Pre-eminence
  • 9. The End of the Bronze Age
  • 10. Recovery and Transformation
  • 11. Mesopotamian Supremacy
  • 12. The Achaemenid Persian Empire
  • 13. Ancient Israel and Judah
  • Afterword: The Legacy of the Ancient Near East.

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