CUNEIFORM TEXTS AND THE WRITING OF HISTORY by Marc van de Mieroop ( 9780415195331 )

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Title:

CUNEIFORM TEXTS AND THE WRITING OF HISTORY

By:

Marc van de Mieroop

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Paperback

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0415195330

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9780415195331

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

13 May, 1999

Series:

Approaching the Ancient World

Pages:

216

Description:

Discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender.

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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5 b&w photographs, 5 line figures

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Routledge

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