The Face of the Ancient Orient: Near Eastern Civilization in Pre-classical TimesCourier Corporation, 2001 M08 9 - 328 páginas Examines the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Hittites, Hurrians, Canaanites, Aramaeans, Israelites, and Persians, offers a synthesis of Near Eastern accomplishments in politics, society, literature, and the arts, and presents a wealth of quotations from the little-known writings. "A valuable introduction, perhaps the best available in English." — American Historical Review. 32 halftones, 5 figures, 1 map. |
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... already existed . Moreover , I have never been greatly interested in exposition as such , whereas I am strongly attracted by the tasks involved in assessing a cultural epoch as a whole . For this reason I chose a more difficult and more ...
... already existed . Moreover , I have never been greatly interested in exposition as such , whereas I am strongly attracted by the tasks involved in assessing a cultural epoch as a whole . For this reason I chose a more difficult and more ...
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... already given . On the other hand one could not omit the material altogether , or take it for granted , for that would have involved continual references to source material , making the course extremely diffi- cult to follow , and so ...
... already given . On the other hand one could not omit the material altogether , or take it for granted , for that would have involved continual references to source material , making the course extremely diffi- cult to follow , and so ...
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Contenido
THE ORIENTAL RENAISSANCE | 1 |
The Components | 15 |
THE SUMERIANS | 17 |
THE BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIANS | 48 |
THE EGYPTIANS | 81 |
The Catalysts | 135 |
THE HITTITES AND THE HURRIANS | 137 |
THE CANAANITES AND THE ARAMAEANS | 176 |
ISRAEL | 206 |
The Synthesis | 249 |
THE PERSIANS | 251 |
THE FACE OF THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 274 |
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The Face of the Ancient Orient: Near Eastern Civilization in Pre-Classical Times Sabatino Moscati Vista previa limitada - 2012 |
The Face of the Ancient Orient: Near Eastern Civilization in Pre-classical Times Sabatino Moscati Vista previa limitada - 2001 |
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