Civilizations of Ancient Iraq /

Civilizations of Ancient Iraq / / Benjamin R. Foster, Karen Polinger Foster.

In Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, Benjamin and Karen Foster tell the fascinating story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Accessible and concise, this is the most up-to-date and authoritative book on the subject. W...

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Foster, Benjamin R.,
Foster, Karen Polinger,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©2009
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 21 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. In the Beginning
  • 2. The Birthplace of Civilization
  • 3. Early City-States
  • 4. Kings of the Four Quarters of the World
  • 5. The Age of Hammurabi
  • 6. Babylonia in the Family of Nations
  • 7. The Assyrian Achievement
  • 8. The Glory of Babylon
  • 9. Mesopotamia between Two Worlds
  • 10. Sassanian Iraq
  • Epilogue. Discovery and Destruction of Ancient Iraq
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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