Amarna Diplomacy: The Beginnings of International Relations

by Raymond Cohen

Book Overview

Published in 1992, William L. Moran's definitive English translation, The Amarna Letters, raised as many questions as it answered. How did Pharaoh run his empire? Why did the god-king consent to deal with his fellow, mortal monarchs as equals? Indeed, why did kings engage in diplomacy at all? How did the great powers maintain international peace and order? In Amarna Diplomacy, Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook have brought together a team of specialists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871034
• ISBN13: 9780801871030
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"