Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History

by Marc Van De Mieroop

2021-07-20 03:54:33

Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of Historydiscusses 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 ... Read more
Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of Historydiscusses 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. Less

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ISBN9780415195324
Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous publications on the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt, including A History of the Ancient ...

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