Ancient Near East
"Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic"Essays in the History of the Religion of Israel
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Essays addressing aspects of Israelite religious development. The book traces continuities between early Israelite religion and the Caananite culture it emerged from, exploring tension between the mythic and the historical and the re-emergence of Caananite mythic material in early Christianity. New ed. Paperback, 394 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 570g.
Author: Cross, Frank Moore
ISBN: 0674091760
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 1997 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Ancient Near East
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"Ancient Persia"
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"Introductory Guides" series; In this 2nd revised edition, the author traces the history, archaeology and art from the growth of settled communities around 6000 BC to the beginning of the Islamic period in the seventh century AD. This introduction to the subject is illustrated throughout with examples drawn from the British Museum's collection of Iranian antiquities. With 50 colour & 40 b&w illustrations, index. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 350g.
Author: Curtis, John
ISBN: 0714121800
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"Sassanian Elite Cavalry Ad 224-642"
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"Elite" series; The Sassanians ruled the last great imperial Empire of Persia before the Arab conquests of the 7th century. Rome's only equal in the classical world, the Sassanian Empire had an enormous impact on the development of architecture, mythology, arts, music, military tactics and technology. With 55ill.8col.ill.. Paperback, 64 pages. Size: 248 x 184 mm. Weight: 215g.
Author: Farrokh, Kaveh
ISBN: 1841767131
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"Shadows in the Desert"Ancient Persia at War
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"General Military" series; Although Alexander's conquest of Persia is legendary, the successes of the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian empires, along with their military technology, tactics and culture have been almost forgotten. This book narrates the history of Persia from before the first empires, through their wars with East and West to the fall of the Sassanians. With illustrations (chiefly col.). Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 242 x 190 mm. Weight: 610g.
Author: Farrokh, Kaveh
ISBN: 1846031087
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe"
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"Cambridge World Archaeology" series; Clive Gamble's overview of Palaeolithic societies, building on his The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe (1986). With 5 halftones 13 maps 106 tables. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 528 pages. Size: 248 x 176 mm. Weight: 1081g.
Author: Gamble, Clive
ISBN: 0521658721
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Ancient Near East
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"Good Kings and Bad Kings"
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"Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies" series; According to the Bible, among the last kings of the kingdom of Judah was one of the notorious kings-Manasseh-and one of the righteous-Josiah. This volume assesses the history of Judah in the 7th century BCE covering history and archaeology from Sennacherib to Nebuchadnezzar. It presents a view of the depictions of kindship in the Hebrew Bible. With illustrations. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 598g.
Author: Grabbe, Lester L.
ISBN: 0567082725
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Ancient Near East
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"Palestine in the Time of Jesus"Social Structures and Social Contexts
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Social Structures and Social Contexts. Second edition. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 235 x 177 mm. Weight: 496g.
Author: Hanson, K.C. Oakman, Douglas E.
ISBN: 0800663098
Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Ancient Near East
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"Qadesh, 1300Bc"Clash of the Warriors
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"Osprey Military Campaign" series; An account of history's first properly documented battle between two of the world's great powers - the Hittite Empire and new kingdom of Egypt, illustrated with bird's-eye views. With 10 colour plates, 70 b&w photographs, 3 colour maps. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 247 x 145 mm. Weight: 324g.
Author: Healy, Mark
ISBN: 1855323001
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 1993 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"Arabia and the Arabs"From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam
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Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the South, to the deserts and oases of the north. With photographs, drawings, maps. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 216 x 133 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: Hoyland, Robert
ISBN: 0415195357
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Ancient Near East
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"Ramesses Ii"
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An assessment of the reign of the great Pharaoh Ramses II. With colour illustrations. Hardback, 304 pages. Weight: 788g.
Author: James, T.G.H.
ISBN: 8880958267
Publisher: White Star
Date: 2003 (Italy)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"The Age of Empires"Mesopotamia in the First Millennium Bc
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Nevill, Antonia (trans.) This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. With 28 b&w illustrations. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 457g.
Author: Joannes, Francis
ISBN: 0748617566
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Ancient Near East
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"Jewish Antiquities"
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"World Literature" series; Whiston, William (trans.) One of the important records of Judaism and the Jews, this historical enterprise is an account in twenty books of Jewish history, from the creation to the outbreak of the Jewish revolt against Rome in AD 66. With maps. New ed. Paperback, 928 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 563g.
Author: Josephus, Flavius
ISBN: 1840221321
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"The Jewish War"
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"Classics" series; Williamson, G.A. (trans.) Offers the history of the Jews under Roman rule, with portraits of such key figures as the Emperor Vespasian and Herod the Great. This book is one of the most immediate accounts of war, its heroism and its horrors. With maps, plans, bibliography, index. Rev ed. Paperback, 512 pages. Size: 198 x 128 mm. Weight: 344g.
Author: Josephus, Flavius
ISBN: 0140444203
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 1981 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"Ancient Israel at War 853-586 Bc"
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"Essential Histories" series; Complex and unstable, in 922 BC, the kingdom of Ancient Israel was divided into Judah, in the South, and Israel, in the North. This book examines the politics, fighting, and consequences of Israel's battles during this period. It explains Israel's complex, often bloody, foreign policy, and provides a history of these ancient conflicts. With illustrations (some col.). Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 248 x 170 mm. Weight: 330g.
Author: Kelle, Brad
ISBN: 1846030366
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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"Gerasa and the Decapolis"
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"Duckworth Debates in Archaeology" series; With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 216 pages. Size: 214 x 140 mm. Weight: 271g.
Author: Kennedy, David
ISBN: 0715635670
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Ancient Near East
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