{"product_id":"ancient-near-eastern-history-and-culture-paperback","title":"Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. Stiebing Jr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan N. Helft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient Near Eastern History and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e offers an historical overview of the civilizations of the ancient Near East spanning ten thousand years of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition is a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the Near East, from prehistory and the beginnings of farming to the fall of Achaemenid Persia. Through text, images, maps, and historical documents, readers discover the material, social, and political world of cultures from Egypt to India, allowing students to see how these intertwined cultures interacted throughout history. Now fully updated and incorporating the latest scholarship on society, religion, and the economy, this book highlights the changing fortunes of these great civilizations. A special feature of this book is its many \"Debating the Evidence\" sections, where the reader becomes familiar with scholarly disputes concerning the interpretation of textual and archaeological evidence on a variety of topics and case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eAncient Near Eastern History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e remains a crucial textbook for undergraduates and general readers studying the ancient Near East, particularly the political and social history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as students of archaeology and biblical studies who are working on the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam H. Stiebing, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e is Seraphia D. Leyda Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of New Orleans, USA. He is the author of four books (including \u003ci\u003eOut of the Desert?: Archaeology and the Exodus\/Conquest Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e) and many articles and book chapters on pseudoscience, archaeology, ancient history, and biblical studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan N. Helft\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent researcher. She has taught courses on the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East at Bryn Mawr College, Rutgers University Newark, and Fordham University and published on Anatolian art, the Bronze Age, and the Hittite Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 526\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.61 x 6.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47294722507001,"sku":"9780367744250","price":134.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9Rg1WFebFT9780367744250.webp?v=1769192077","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ancient-near-eastern-history-and-culture-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}