From Mesopotamia to Iraq : a concise history / Hans J. Nissen and Peter Heine ; translated by Hans J. Nissen.
| Author/creator | Nissen, Hans Jörg |
| Other author | Heine, Peter. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009. |
| Description | viii, 180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Von Mesopotamien zum Irak. English |
| Contents | Landscape, climate, population -- The beginnings of sedentary life (ca. 10,000-4000 BCE) -- The first urban society and the use of writing (ca. 4000-3200 BCE) -- City-states and the way toward the central state (ca. 3200-2350 BCE) -- The first central states (Ca. 2350-1595 BCE) -- Babylonia as part of the near eastern community of states (1595-1200 BCE) -- The empires of the Assyrians and the Babylonians (1200-539 BCE) -- The Achaemenid Empire (539-331 BCE) -- Alexander and the Seleucids in Babylonia (331-141 BCE) -- The empires of the Parthians and the Sasanians (141 BCE to 642 CE) -- The Islamic Conquest (622-1258) -- Iraq as part of the Ottoman Empire (1258-1918) -- Iraq under the monarchy (1921-195 8) -- The Republic of Iraq (1958-2008). |
| General note | Translated from the German. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | Translated from the German. |
| LCCN | 2008051323 |
| ISBN | 9780226586632 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226586649 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226586634 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226586642 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40017092773 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS71 .N5713 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |