| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 488 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in ancient Near Eastern records, 2161-4415 ; volume 11 |
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Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; v. 11.
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| Contents |
Preface to the Italian edition -- Rediscovery and perplexity -- Acceptance and modification -- The season of theoretical models -- The new models in practice -- Modernity : new approaches and new settings -- Post-modernity : computerization and deconstruction |
| Summary |
"Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon, ' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Liverani provides an insightful overview of modern, Western approaches, theories, and accounts of the ancient Near Eastern city"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 06, 2017) |
| Subject |
Cities and towns, Ancient -- Middle East
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Middle East
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HISTORY -- Civilization.
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Antiquities
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Cities and towns, Ancient
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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| SUBJECT |
Babylon (Extinct city) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86001922
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Middle East -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004414
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| Subject |
Iraq -- Babylon (Extinct city)
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Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016033403 |
| ISBN |
9781614514589 |
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1614514585 |
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9781614519584 |
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1614519587 |
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1614516022 |
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9781614516026 |
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