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Babylon : Mesopotamia and the birth of civilization / Paul Kriwaczek.
| Author/creator | Kriwaczek, Paul |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2012. |
| Description | viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Lessons from the Past : an Introduction -- Kingship Descends from Heaven : The Urban Revolution Before 4000 BCE -- The City of Gilgamesh : Temple Rule between c. 4000 and 3000 BCE -- The Flood : a Caesura in History -- Big Men and Kings : The City-States, c. 3000 to 2300 BCE -- Rulers of the Four Quarters : The Bronze Heroic Age, c. 2300 to 2200 BCE -- Sumer Resurgent : The Dirigiste State, c. 2100 to 2000 BCE -- Old Babylon : The Culmination, c. 1900 to 1600 BCE -- Empire of Ashur : Colossus of the First Millennium, c. 1800 BCE to 700 BCE -- Passing the Baton : an End and a Beginning after 700 BCE. |
| Abstract | Historian Kriwaczek (Yiddish Civilization) brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gilgamesh. |
| General note | First published: London : Atlantic Books, 2010. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012003104 |
| ISBN | 9781250000071 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1250000076 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | DS69.5 .K75 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |