Dynamics of Production in the Ancient Near East
Title | Dynamics of Production in the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2016-10-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1785702831 |
The transition between the 2nd and the 1st millennium BC was an era of deep economic changes in the ancient Near East. An increasing monetization of transactions, a broader use of silver, the management of the resources of temples through entrepreneurs, the development of new trade circuits and an expanding private, small-scale economy, transformed the role previously played by institutions such as temples and royal palaces. The 17 essays collected here analyze the economic transformations which affected the old dominant powers of the Late Bronze Age, their adaptation to a new economic environment, the emergence of new economic actors and the impact of these changes on very different social sectors and geographic areas, from small communities in the oases of the Egyptian Western Desert to densely populated urban areas in Mesopotamia. Egypt was not an exception. Traditionally considered as a conservative and highly hierarchical and bureaucratic society, Egypt shared nevertheless many of these characteristics and tried to adapt its economic organization to the challenges of a new era. In the end, the emergence of imperial super-powers (Assyria, Babylonia, Persia and, to a lesser extent, Kushite and Saite Egypt) can be interpreted as the answer of former palatial organizations to the economic and geopolitical conditions of the early Iron Age. A new order where competition for the control of flows of wealth and of strategic trading areas appears crucial.
Genius of Jinn
Title | Genius of Jinn PDF eBook |
Author | Lori Goldstein |
Publisher | Feiwel & Friends |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 2016-03-15 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1250110238 |
In Lori Goldstein's The Genius of Jinn, prequel to BECOMING JINN and the sequel CIRCLE OF JINN, thirteen-year-old Azra and her nemesis Yasmin are whisked away to a mysterious land with a special language, awe-inspiring architecture, and quirky toilets: France. As the enchanting French Jinn Tayma guides them through the streets of Paris, they discover not only a book of spells, but a truth neither of them is prepared for: that in their inevitable transition to becoming Jinn, their shared genie ancestry may just make them stronger together than they are apart.
The Road To Mecca
Title | The Road To Mecca PDF eBook |
Author | Muhammad Asad |
Publisher | The Book Foundation |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 1954 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0992798108 |
Part travelogue, part autobiography, "The Road to Mecca" is the compelling story of a Western journalist and adventurer who converted to Islam in the early twentieth century. A spiritual and literary counterpart of Wilfred Thesiger and a contemporary of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), Muhammad Asad journeyed around the Middle East, Afghanistan and India. This is an account of Asad's adventures in Arabia, his inner awakening, and his relationships with nomads and royalty alike, set in the wake of the First World War. It can be read on many levels: as a eulogy to a lost world, and as the poignant account of a man's search for meaning. It is also a love story, defying convention and steeped in loss. With its evocative descriptions and profound insights on the Islamic world, "The Road to Mecca" is a work of immense value today.
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Volume V
Title | The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Volume V PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Radner |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1089 |
Release | 2023-04-18 |
Genre | Egypt |
ISBN | 0190687665 |
This groundbreaking, five-volume series offers a comprehensive, fully illustrated history of Egypt and Western Asia (the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Iran), from the emergence of complex states to the conquest of Alexander the Great. Written by a diverse, international team of leading scholars whose expertise brings to life the people, places, and times of the remote past, the volumes in this series focus firmly on the political and social histories of the states and communities of the ancient Near East. Individual chapters present the key textual and material sources underpinning the historical reconstruction, paying particular attention to the most recent archaeological finds and their impact on our historical understanding of the periods surveyed. The fifth and final volume of the Oxford History of the Ancient Near East covers the period from the second half of the 7th century BC until the campaigns of Alexander III of Macedon (336-323 BC) brought an end to the Achaemenid Dynasty and the Persian Empire. Tying together areas and political developments covered by previous volumes in the series, this title covers also the Persian Empire's immediate predecessor states: Saite Egypt, the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and Lydia, among other kingdoms and tribal alliances. The chapters in this volume feature a wide range of archaeological and textual sources, with contributors displaying a masterful treatment of the challenges and advantages of the available materials. Two chapters focus on areas that have not enjoyed prominence in any of the previous volumes of this series: eastern Iran and Central Asia. This volume is the necessary and complementary final component of this comprehensive series.
Graffiti Scratched, Scrawled, Sprayed
Title | Graffiti Scratched, Scrawled, Sprayed PDF eBook |
Author | Ondřej Škrabal, Leah Mascia, Ann Lauren Osthof, Malena Ratzke |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 532 |
Release | 2023-12-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3111326314 |
Material Worlds: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Contacts and Exchange in the Ancient Near East
Title | Material Worlds: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Contacts and Exchange in the Ancient Near East PDF eBook |
Author | Arnulf Hausleiter |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 141 |
Release | 2023-12-21 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1803276495 |
The eleven contributions in this book address the history of contacts and exchanges in the Bronze and Iron Ages within West Asia, extending far beyond the boundaries of the previously defined contact zone of the ‘Ancient Near East’.
Taymā’ I: Archaeological Exploration, Palaeoenvironment, Cultural Contacts
Title | Taymā’ I: Archaeological Exploration, Palaeoenvironment, Cultural Contacts PDF eBook |
Author | Arnulf Hausleiter |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2019-02-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1789690447 |
This is the first of a series of books reporting on a Saudi-German archaeological project at Taymā’; the current archaeological exploration of the oasis is contextualised with previous and ongoing research within the region, while offering a first overview of the settlement history of the site, possibly starting more than 6000 years ago.