Assyria: the imperial mission
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...
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| Άλλοι συγγραφείς: | ; |
| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Έκδοση: |
Winona Lake, Indiana
Eisenbrauns
2017
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| Στο/Στη: |
Mesopotamian civilizations (21)
Έτος: 2017 |
| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Mesopotamian civilizations
21 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Assyrien
/ Irak
/ Παγκόσμια κυριαρχία
/ Ιμπεριαλισμός (μοτίβο)
/ Πολιτισμός <μοτίβο>
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Assyria
Antiquities
B Assyria History B Antiquities B Imperialism B Iraq History To 634 B Iraq History To 634 B Assyria Antiquities Iraq Middle East Assyria |
| Σύνοψη: | 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 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 |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 273-328 |
| ISBN: | 1575067544 |