The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor (Ancient Peoples and Places Series, Vol. 83)

by James G. MacQueen

Book Overview

The Hittites were an Indo-European speaking people who established a kingdom in Anatolia (modern Turkey) almost 4,000 years ago. They rose to become one of the greatest powers of the Ancient Middle... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891585206
• ISBN13: 9780891585206
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Westview Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Best on Ancient Hatti

The single best source on the Hittites I am aware of, packed with jargon-free information on the history, language, religion, culture, and legacy of one of the ancient world's first and most war-like empires.

Excellent

My main historical interest is from man's earliest origins down to the formation of the first great city states in the third and second millenium B.C. in Mesopotamia and Old Kingdom Egypt. Since the Hittite empire can be traced back to at least 2000 B.C., they just barely make it into the period I'm interested in. As result, I was mainly interested in the first half of the book, discussing the earliest origins of the Hittites, so I can only comment on that. However, I found it to be a very readable history, as McQueen's writing flows well and doesn't get bogged down in trivial facts. There is a lot of good information here, and it was exactly what I needed to fill a gap in my knowledge of the earliest civilizations. This is the second updated edition, but I'd love to see an even more recent study on the subject, and as a result of reading McQueen's book, I may see if there are anymore out there. Overall, a readable and scholarly book on this important, ancient civilization.

A book to be read

This book is one that you are not able to stop as soon you start. Very readable with a very nice fluent English. The author is a very good professor (Lecturer?) and knows how to keep your attention. Further, he is able to shows his opinion against the literature even when is not at a good position. The book has very nice maps and archeological site photos that really add nicely to the text. Sometimes you are able to read a book that make you think.Well done!

This book changed my life

I wish I had known about the Hittites earlier. They slay me. Man, this book changed my life.

Excellent- Macqueen writes as if he was there

Anyone who remembers Macqueen's superb "Babylon" will not be surprised by his triumph here. Always accessible, always entertaining and full of surprises, Macqueen makes ancient history come alive. In short, an excellent read.