Warfare in the ancient Near East to 1600 BC : holy warriors at the dawn of history / William J. [James] Hamblin.

Hamblin, William J. [James].
Warfare in the ancient Near East to 1600 BC :
A.VII/6383
Yer Numarası
A.VII/6383
ISBN
0415255880 (hbk.) ISBN 0415255899 (pbk.) ISBN 9780415255882 (hbk.)
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Kütüphane
Türk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
Yazar
Hamblin, William J. [James].
Yayın Bilgisi
London : Rautledge, 2006.
Fiziksel Niteleme
xxiv, 517 s. : res., hrt. ; 24 cm.
Dizi
Warfare and History.
Genel Not
Bibliyografya s. 494-506.
İndeks s. 507-517.
The only book available that covers this subject, “Warfare in the Ancient Near East”is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages.Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare.Paying particular attention to the earliest known examples of holy war ideaology in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Hamblin focuses on : recruitment and training of the infantry the logistics and weaponry of warfare the shift from stone to metal weapons the role played by magic narratives of combat and artistic representations of battle the origins and development of the chariot as military transportation fortifications and siegecraft developments in naval warfare.Beautifully illustrated, including maps of the region, this book is essential for experts and non-specialists alike.
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
List of Illustrations xi. _ Preface xii. _ List of abbreviations xiii. _ Introduction 1. _ The Neolithic Age and the Origin of Warfare (to c. 3000) 14. _ Early Dynastic Mesopotamia (3500-2334) 35. _ The Akkadian Empire the Neo-Sumerian Period (2334-2190) 73. _ The Neo-Sumerian period (2190-2004) 102. _ War-carts and chariots 129. _ Middle Bronze Mesopotamia (c. 2000-1600) 154. _ Warfare in the age of Mari 185. _ Mesopotamian siegecraft 215. _ Syria and Lebanon 237. _ Canaan 269. _ Anatolia 285. _ Pre-Dynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt (3500-2687) 308. _ Old Kingdom Egypt (2687-2181) 328. _ Warfare during the Old Kingdom 353. _ First Intermediate Period Egypt (2190-2061) 368. _ Middle Kingdom Egypt (2061-1786) 382. _ The military system of the Middle Kingdom 412. _ Early Second Intermediate Period Egypt (1786-1667) 456.
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