9781138909755-1138909750-The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia

The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia

ISBN-13: 9781138909755
ISBN-10: 1138909750
Edition: 1
Author: Benjamin R. Foster
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 456 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781138909755
ISBN-10: 1138909750
Edition: 1
Author: Benjamin R. Foster
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 456 pages

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The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia (ISBN-13: 9781138909755 and ISBN-10: 1138909750), written by authors Benjamin R. Foster, was published by Routledge in 2015. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer (Ancient Civilizations History, Mesopotamia, Civilization & Culture, World History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $9.45.

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The Age of Agade is the first book-length study of the Akkadian period of Mesopotamian history, which saw the rise and fall of the world’s first empire during more than a century of extraordinary political, social, and cultural innovation. It draws together more than 40 years of research by one of the world’s leading experts in Assyriology to offer an exhaustive survey of the Akkadian empire.

Addressing all aspects of the empire, including its statecraft and military, territory and cities, arts, religion, economy, and production, The Age of Agade considers what can be said of Akkadian political and social history, material culture, and daily life. A final chapter also explores how the empire has been presented in modern historiography, from the decipherment of cuneiform to the present, including the extensive research of Soviet historians, summarized here in English for the first time. Drawing on contemporaneous written and artifactual sources, as well as relevant materials from succeeding generations, Foster introduces the reader to the wealth of evidence available. Accessibly written by a specialist in the field, this book is an engaging examination of a critical era in the history of early Mesopotamia.

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