RT Book
T1 Assyria: the imperial mission
T2 Mesopotamian civilizations
JF Mesopotamian civilizations
A1 Liverani, Mario 1939-
A2 Trameri, Andrea
A2 Valk, Jonathan
LA English
PP Winona Lake, Indiana
PB Eisenbrauns
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/882657526
AB Imperialism : materiality and ideology -- God's will -- Communicating with God -- Holy war and just war -- Exploring and conquering -- The disposable periphery -- Collecting -- Public display -- Marking territory : the steles -- Celebrative inscriptions -- Royal titulature -- The justification of self-defense -- Battles and sieges -- Oaths and their transgression -- Punishment and forgiveness -- Destruction and reconstruction -- Exporting despotism -- Organizing the territory : (a) the city at the center of the world -- Organizing the territory : (b) provinces and governors -- Organizing the territory : (c) from tributaries to deportees -- Organizing the territory : (d) the communication network -- Becoming Assyrian -- Imperial prosperity -- Cultural unification : (a) technology -- Cultural unification : (b) religion -- Cultural unification : (c) language -- Conclusions : (a) the prototype empire -- Conclusions : (b) trajectories of imperialism -- Ancient and modern empires -- Conclusions : (c) celebration and reality -- The view of others
AB This is an examination, in 30 chapters, of all aspects of the ancient Assyrian empire and its relationship to "empire theory" and the study of empires in general, explicating Assyria as the first of the genuine empires. The discussion also examines how ancient empires contribute to our understanding, despite differences, of modern empires
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 273-328
CN DS71
SN 9781575067544
SN 1575067544
K1 Imperialism
K1 Antiquities
K1 Assyria : History
K1 Assyria : Antiquities
K1 Iraq : History : To 634
K1 Assyria : Antiquities : Iraq : Middle East : Assyria