| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 211 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 36 |
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Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 36.
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| Contents |
Ch 1 Introduction -- What is siege warfare -- Purpose of the book and method of discussion -- Ch 2 Sources -- Literary sources -- Non-literary documents -- Artistic representations of siege warfare -- Archaeological evidence -- Ch 3 Military aspects -- Blockade -- Breakthrough -- Ch 4 Legal and economic aspects -- Introduction -- Babylonian siege documents -- Documents of siege and hardship from Emar -- Legal significance of the hardship formulae -- "Charitable deeds" -- Ch 5 Social aspects -- Between man and God -- Public life |
| Summary |
Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare, this book examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the ancient Near East. It incorporates lexical study and military thinking and focuses on the technology of warfare and human behavior in a state of emergency |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 19, 2018) |
| Subject |
Siege warfare -- Middle East
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Sieges -- Middle East
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Military art and science -- Middle East -- History
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HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy.
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Military art and science
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Siege warfare
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Sieges
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Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047427568 |
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9047427564 |
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1282400967 |
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9781282400962 |
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9786612400964 |
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661240096X |
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