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Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History (Approaching the Ancient World) - Hardcover

Book 6 of 14: Approaching the Ancient World

Mieroop, Marc Van De

 
9780415195324: Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History (Approaching the Ancient World)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415195322 ISBN 13: 9780415195324
Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and:
* criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events
* scrutinises the intellectual background of historical writings
* examines how Mesopotamia's position as the 'other' in Classical and Biblical writings has influenced scholarship
* illustrates approaches with examples taken from the entirety of Mesopotamian history.

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Marc Van De Mieroop

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415195322
ISBN 13 
9780415195324
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
216