From Mesopotamia to Iraq : a concise history /
The recent reopening of Iraq's National Museum attracted worldwide attention, underscoring the country's dual image as both the cradle of civilization and a contemporary geopolitical battleground. A sweeping account of the rich history that has played out between these chronological poles,...
| Основен автор: | Nissen, Hans Jorg. |
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| Други автори: | Heine, Peter. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English German |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=295308 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
From Mesopotamia to Iraq. |
| Резюме: |
The recent reopening of Iraq's National Museum attracted worldwide attention, underscoring the country's dual image as both the cradle of civilization and a contemporary geopolitical battleground. A sweeping account of the rich history that has played out between these chronological poles, From Mesopotamia to Iraq looks back through 10,000 years of the region's deeply significant yet increasingly overshadowed past. Hans J. Nissen and Peter Heine begin by explaining how ancient Mesopotamian inventions--including urban society, a system of writing, and mathematical texts that anticipated Pythagor. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 180 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226586656 0226586650 9780226586632 9780226586649 0226586634 0226586642 |