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    The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean

    The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean by Bang, Peter Fibiger; Scheidel, Walter;

    Series: Oxford Handbooks;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP USA
    • Date of Publication 23 June 2016

    • ISBN 9780190499334
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages576 pages
    • Size 246x173x25 mm
    • Weight 930 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 2 illus. & 24 maps
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    Short description:

    Tracing the evolution of the state from its beginnings to the early Middle Ages, this comprehensive handbook focuses on key institutions and dynamics while providing accessible accounts of states and empires in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean.

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    Long description:

    The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean offers a comprehensive survey of ancient state formation in western Eurasia and North Africa. Eighteen experts introduce readers to a wide variety of systems spanning 4,000 years, from the earliest known states in world history to the Roman Empire and its immediate successors. They seek to understand the inner workings of these states by focusing on key issues: political and military power, the impact of ideologies, the rise and fall of individual polities, and the mechanisms of cooperation, coercion, and exploitation. This shared emphasis on critical institutions and dynamics invites comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. A detailed introductory review of contemporary approaches to the study of the state puts the rich historical case studies in context. Transcending conventional boundaries between ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean history and between ancient and early medieval history, this volume will be of interest not only to historians but also anthropologists, archaeologists, sociologists, and political scientists. Its accessible style and up-to-date references will make it an invaluable resource for both students and scholars.

    Oxford's distinguished series of handbooks on the ancient world continues to expand. This recent addition surveys the principal states in the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean from the fourth millennium BCE to the eighth century.... Each article provides an up-to-date overview of a state's political history and institutional structure and a select bibliography of current scholarship.... An excellent work. Essential.

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    Table of Contents:

    List of Maps
    Contributors
    Part I. INTRODUCTION
    Preface
    1 Studying the State
    Walter Scheidel
    Part II. NEAR EASTERN STATES
    2 Egypt
    Joseph G. Manning
    3 Fertile Crescent City-States
    Steven Garfinkle
    4 Mesopotamian Empires
    Gojko Barjamovic
    5 Anatolian States
    Trevor Bryce
    6 Jewish States
    Seth Schwartz
    7 Iranian Empires
    Josef Wiesehöfer
    Part III. AEGEAN STATES AND THEIR EXTENSIONS
    8 Bronze Age Greece
    John Bennet
    9 Greek City-States
    Mogens H. Hansen
    10 Greek Multi-City States
    Ian Morris
    11 The Greek Koinon
    Emily Mackil
    12 Hellenistic Empires
    John Ma
    Part IV. CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN STATES AND THEIR EXTENSIONS
    13 Carthage
    Walter Ameling
    14 The Roman Empire I: The Republic
    Henrik Mouritsen
    15 The Roman Empire II: The Monarchy
    Peter F. Bang
    Part V. TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE ANCIENT STATE
    16 The Byzantine Successor State
    John Haldon
    17 The Germanic Successor States
    Ian Wood
    18 The First Islamic Empire
    Chase Robinson
    Index

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