The Ancient Near East

by Amanda H. Podany

Book Overview

The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization"--and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy, diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature.

This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195377990
• ISBN13: 9780195377996
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.4" x 6.8"