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  • Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia's First Civilization by Charles River Editors
    Charles River

    Sumer: The History of the Cities and Culture that Established Ancient Mesopotamia's First Civilization

    *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time...
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  • The Myth of Man: Hidden History and the Ancient Origins of Humankind by Robinson, J. P.
    J. P. Robinson

    The Myth of Man: Hidden History and the Ancient Origins of Humankind

    A compelling and controversial nonfiction in the tradition of Graham Hancock, Fingerprints of the Gods, Magicians of the Gods and Forbidden Archaeology. The Myth of Man challenges modern perceptions of the origins of mankind and the rise of civilization - bringing Atlantis, giants, Bigfoot,...
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  • The Decline and Fall of Civilisations by Bolton, Kerry
    Kerry Bolton

    The Decline and Fall of Civilisations

    One of the greatest fallacies of the 'modern world' is the notion of 'progress'. We imagine the entirety of history as culminating in a Darwinian march toward Western Civilisation. We think of our 'progressive values' of liberalism, self-indulgence, materialism, universal human rights, multiculturalism... to...
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  • Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization by Thornton, Bruce S.
    Bruce S. Thornton

    Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization

    In the classics departments of today's universities, Bruce Thornton says, the Greeks are accused of stealing their achievements from black Egyptians, of oppressing their wives and daughters, and of hypocritically speculating about freedom while holding slaves. Most of all, classic Greek culture has come...
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  • Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws, and Controversy by McCabe, John
    John McCabe

    Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws, and Controversy

    In "Marijuana & Hemp: History, Uses, Laws, and Controversy," John McCabe details the history of the human relationship with the cannabis plant, including as a crop grown for its fiber, oil, and seed, and as a plant bred for use as a recreational drug....
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  • Giza: The Truth: the people, politics and history behind the world's most famous archaeological site by Lawton, Ian
    Ian Lawton

    Giza: The Truth: the people, politics and history behind the world's most famous archaeological site

    What secrets does the Giza Plateau really hold? Who is trying to unlock them... and what are their motives?The multitude of popular works that have been published about the Giza Plateau - home of the three most famous pyramids and the Sphinx - have...
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  • Humankind: A Hopeful History by Bregman, Rutger
    Rutger Bregman

    Humankind: A Hopeful History

    From the author of the New York Times bestseller Utopia for Realists, a "bold" (Daniel H. Pink), "provocative" (Adam Grant) argument that our innate goodness and cooperation have been the greatest factors in humanity's success.If there is one belief that has united the left...
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  • The Tulsa Massacre of 1921: The Controversial History and Legacy of America's Worst Race Riot by Charles River Editors
    Charles River

    The Tulsa Massacre of 1921: The Controversial History and Legacy of America's Worst Race Riot

    *Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Lurid flames roared and belched and licked their forked tongues into the air. Smoke ascended the sky in thick, black volumes and amid it all, the planes - now a dozen or more in...
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  • Olmecs: A Captivating Guide to the Earliest Known Major Ancient Civilization in Mexico by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Olmecs: A Captivating Guide to the Earliest Known Major Ancient Civilization in Mexico

    Did you know that the Olmecs might have been the first people to introduce writing?The first people that managed to elevate themselves to civilized life were the Olmecs. But why do they remain relatively unknown, hidden in the long and dark corridors of forgotten...
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  • Ancient Rome: A Captivating Introduction to the Roman Republic, The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, and The Byzantine Empire by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Ancient Rome: A Captivating Introduction to the Roman Republic, The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, and The Byzantine Empire

    If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of ancient Rome then keep reading...The Roman civilization is probably the single most important civilization in the history of the planet. Its expansion defined Europe. Its constitution shaped societies from Russia in the...
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  • The Greco-Persian Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    The Greco-Persian Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of

    If you want to discover the captivating history of the Greco-Persian Wars, then keep reading...This cultural prominence was on full display during these wars, for the Greco-Persian Wars were documented by Herodotus, who is often said to be the father of modern history. His...
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  • The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization's Biggest Cities: The History and Legacy of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, and Kalibangan by Charles River Editors
    Charles River

    The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization's Biggest Cities: The History and Legacy of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, and Kalibangan

    *Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingWhen one thinks of the world's first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some of the first to come to mind, but if the focus then shifts to India, then Harappa and Mohenjo-daro will...
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  • Chinese History and Civilisation: An Urban Perspective by Sit, Victor F. S.
    Victor F. S. Sit

    Chinese History and Civilisation: An Urban Perspective

    The emergence of the city marks the beginning of a civilisation. The city, especially the leading cities of a country, is also where the major features of a country are contained and where historical events play out. This book introduces readers to the progress...
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  • Sicily: Island of Beauty and Conflict by Dummett, Jeremy
    Jeremy Dummett

    Sicily: Island of Beauty and Conflict

    This book delves into the fascinating and diverse history and culture of Sicily. With settlers from early tribes to the Greeks and Romans, through the Arabs, Normans, French, Spanish and finally Italians, the island's culture has been changed dramatically by each of the foreign...
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  • The Lost Cities Of Africa by Davidson, Basil
    Basil Davidson

    The Lost Cities Of Africa

    The Lost Cities of Africa is a non-fiction book written by Basil Davidson. The book explores the history and culture of various ancient African civilizations that have been lost to time. Davidson takes readers on a journey through the continent, uncovering the mysteries of...
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  • The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia by Foster, Benjamin R.
    Benjamin R. Foster

    The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia

    The Age of Agade is the first book-length study of the Akkadian period of Mesopotamian history, which saw the rise and fall of the world's first empire during more than a century of extraordinary political, social, and cultural innovation. It draws together more than...
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  • Assyria: From the Earliest Times to the Fall of Nineveh by Smith, George
    George Smith

    Assyria: From the Earliest Times to the Fall of Nineveh

    The Assyriologist George Smith (1840-76) was trained originally as an engraver, but was enthralled by the discoveries of Layard and Rawlinson. He taught himself cuneiform script, and joined the British Museum as a 'repairer' of broken cuneiform tablets. Promotion followed, and after one of...
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  • The History of Babylonia by Smith, George
    George F. Smith

    The History of Babylonia

    The Assyriologist George Smith (1840-76) was trained originally as an engraver, but was enthralled by the discoveries of Layard and Rawlinson. He taught himself cuneiform script, and joined the British Museum as a 'repairer' of broken cuneiform tablets. Promotion followed, and after one of...
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  • Xenophon: Anabasis Book III by Huitink, Luuk
    Luuk Huitink

    Xenophon: Anabasis Book III

    This is the first comprehensive commentary on a section of Xenophon's Anabasis in English for almost a century. It provides up-to-date guidance on literary, historical and cultural aspects of the Anabasis and will help undergraduate students to read Greek better. It also incorporates recent...
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  • Indus Valley Civilization: A History from Beginning to End by History, Hourly
    Hourly History

    Indus Valley Civilization: A History from Beginning to End

    Indus Valley CivilizationIn the late 1800s, British engineers building some of the first railways in the Dominion of India discovered large numbers of bricks buried in the dusty plains of the Punjab. This was odd because historians were not aware of any cities or...
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  • The Lalibela Churches: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Cave Churches in Ethiopia by Charles River Editors
    Charles River

    The Lalibela Churches: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Cave Churches in Ethiopia

    *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"I weary of writing more about these buildings, because it seems to me that I shall not be believed if I write more...I swear by God, in Whose power I am, that all I have written is the...
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  • The Lalibela Churches: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Cave Churches in Ethiopia by Charles River Editors
    Charles River

    The Lalibela Churches: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Cave Churches in Ethiopia

    *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"I weary of writing more about these buildings, because it seems to me that I shall not be believed if I write more...I swear by God, in Whose power I am, that all I have written is the...
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  • Afrikan Family Legacy Millenniums Before Slavery: Tracing Tinsley Family Mtdna 140,000 Bce to 1800 Ce by Borishade, Adetokunbo Knowes
    Adetokunbo Knowes Borishade

    Afrikan Family Legacy Millenniums Before Slavery: Tracing Tinsley Family Mtdna 140,000 Bce to 1800 Ce

    This book presents a fresh perspective on African history for persons of African descent worldwide as well as to others. It coordinates the MtDNA laboratory results of Dr. Borishade's maternal grandmother's genetic group and their worldwide migration paths with historical, cultural, and archaeological evidence...
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  • French Ways and Their Meaning by Wharton, Edith
    Edith Wharton

    French Ways and Their Meaning

    Essays about the French and their culture, written during World War I.Author: Edith WhartonISBN-10: 0936399872ISBN-13: 9780936399874Publisher: Countryman PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1997Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 7.52h x 5.01w x 0.60dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 05/15/1997 pg. 107New York Times 08/03/1997 pg. 24
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  • The Roots of Lo Mexicano: Self and Society in Mexican Thought, 1900-1934 by Schmidt, Henry C.
    Henry C. Schmidt

    The Roots of Lo Mexicano: Self and Society in Mexican Thought, 1900-1934

    With the publication of Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico (1934) Samuel Ramos launched the modern search for Mexican national identity, shifting examination of that country's problems from a physical to a psychological plane. But Ramos' work crystallized a long inquiry into the...
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  • Political Memory in and after the Persian Empire by Silverman, Jason M.
    Jason M. Silverman

    Political Memory in and after the Persian Empire

    Various disciplines that deal with Achaemenid rule offer starkly different assessments of Persian kingship. While Assyriologists treat Cyrus's heirs as legitimate successors of the Babylonian kings, biblical scholars often speak of a "kingless era" in which the priesthood took over the function of the...
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  • Inventing Western Civilization by Patterson, Thomas C.
    Thomas C. Patterson

    Inventing Western Civilization

    "In this wonderful book, Thomas Patterson effectively dethrones the concept of 'civilization' as an abstract good, transcending human society."--Martin Bernal Drawing on his extensive knowledge of early societies, Thomas C. Patterson shows how class, sexism, and racism have been integral to the appearance of...
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  • Do Museums Still Need Objects? by Conn, Steven
    Steven Conn

    Do Museums Still Need Objects?

    "We live in a museum age," writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? And indeed, at the turn of the twenty-first century, more people are visiting museums than ever before. There are now over 17,500 accredited museums in the United States, averaging...
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  • Maya Conquistador by Restall, Matthew
    Matthew Restall

    Maya Conquistador

    Exploring firsthand accounts written by Maya nobles from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries-many of them previously untranslated-Restall offers the first Maya account of the conquest. The story holds surprising twists: The conquistadors were not only Spaniards but also Mayas, reconstructing their own governance...
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  • Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530-1900: Volume 2volume 2 by Pillsbury, Joanne
    Joanne Pillsbury

    Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies, 1530-1900: Volume 2volume 2

    Published in Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art A definitive resource for early works on indigenous Andean cultures Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the first half of the sixteenth century, Andean peoples had...
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  • Hypermodern Times by Lipovetsky, Gilles
    Gilles Lipovetsky

    Hypermodern Times

    The term 'postmodernity' has been used to describe that historical transformation of the late 20th century when the institutional breaks holding back individual emancipation disintegrated, thereby giving rise to the full expression of individual desires and the quest for self-fulfilment. But there are now...
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  • From Plato to NATO: The Idea of the West and Its Opponents by Gress, David
    David Gress

    From Plato to NATO: The Idea of the West and Its Opponents

    An in-depth intellectual history of the Western idea and a passionate defense of its importance to America's future, From Plato to NATO is the first book to make sense of the legacy of the West at a time when it is facing its greatest...
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  • Europe's Reformations, 1450-1650: Doctrine, Politics, and Community, Second Edition by Tracy, James D.
    James D. Tracy

    Europe's Reformations, 1450-1650: Doctrine, Politics, and Community

    In this widely praised history, noted scholar James D. Tracy offers a comprehensive, lucid, and masterful exploration of early modern Europe's key turning point. Establishing a new standard for histories of the Reformation, Tracy explores the complex religious, political, and social processes that made...
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  • Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply by Hodge, A. Trevor
    A. Trevor Hodge

    Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply

    How did a Roman waterworks work? How were the aqueducts planned and built? What happened to the water before it arrived in the aqueduct and after it left, in catchment, urban distribution and drainage? What were the hydraulics and drainage involved?In a comprehensive, generously...
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  • The History of the Kurdish People: The Survival of the Caucasian (Kew Gazî) Kurds by Mirwaisi, Hamma
    Hamma Mirwaisi

    The History of the Kurdish People: The Survival of the Caucasian (Kew Gazî) Kurds

    Who Are the Kurds? The logical answer to this question from the Aryan language is the word 'Huart, ' which evolved through the Greek's 'Kurt' to 'Kurd.' General Baryaxes of the Medes or ancient Kurds was the first leader of the Kurdish peoples' defense...
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  • In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World by Marek, Christian
    Christian Marek

    In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World

    A monumental history of Asia Minor from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire In this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. Blending rich narrative with in-depth analyses, In...
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  • The Greek Experience of India: From Alexander to the Indo-Greeks by Stoneman, Richard
    Richard Stoneman

    The Greek Experience of India: From Alexander to the Indo-Greeks

    An exploration of how the Greeks reacted to and interacted with India from the third to first centuries BCE When the Greeks and Macedonians in Alexander's army reached India in 326 BCE, they entered a new and strange world. They knew a few legends...
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  • The Story of England by Wood, Michael
    Michael Wood

    The Story of England

    In The Story of England Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of one English community over fifteen centuries, from the moment that the Roman Emperor Honorius sent his famous letter in 410 advising the English to look to their own defences to the village...
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  • La Merica: The first true history of the colonization of the Americas. by Faram, Arthur
    Arthur Faram

    La Merica: The first true history of the colonization of the Americas.

    La Merica (la mer'.e.ca) Ancient Portuguese name for America. Meaning: "The Western Star" This book is made possible by the re-discovery of an ancient science handed down to the Portuguese, by successive secret societies, within the important ancient cultures that preceded them. You will...
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  • From Rivets and Rails: Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook by Wenger, Shaunda Kennedy
    Shaunda Kennedy Wenger

    From Rivets and Rails: Recipes of a Railroad Boarding House Cookbook

    Did you know that the history of powdered gelatin is tied to the invention of the steam locomotive? That bell peppers were called "mangos" in early America? That until the early 1900s, tomatoes were avoided unless a handful was needed to kill a werewolf?...
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  • Anaxagoras and the Origin of Panspermia Theory by O'Leary, Margaret R.
    Margaret R. O'Leary

    Anaxagoras and the Origin of Panspermia Theory

    Origin of Panspermia Theory is an overview of an ancient natural philosopher's revolutionary ideas on the origin of life in the conservative religious culture of fifth-century BC Athens. The obsession of Ionian philosopher Anaxagoras with natural science and his utter rejection of supernatural explanations...
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  • Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations by Fagan, Brian
    Brian Fagan

    Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations

    In 1997 and early 1998, one of the most powerful El Ninos ever recorded disrupted weather patterns all over the world. Europe suffered through a record freeze as the American West was hit with massive floods and snowstorms; in the western Pacific, meanwhile, some...
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  • Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East: The Royal Correspondence of the Late Bronze Age by Bryce, Trevor
    Trevor Bryce

    Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East: The Royal Correspondence of the Late Bronze Age

    Offering fascinating insights into the people and politics of the ancient near Eastern kingdoms, Trevor Bryce uses the letters of the five Great Kings of Egypt, Babylon, Hatti, Mitanni and Assyria as the focus of a fresh look at this turbulent and volatile region...
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  • The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Theories and Approaches by Matthews, Roger
    Roger Matthews

    The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Theories and Approaches

    The only critical guide to the theory and method of Mesopotamian archaeology, this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of Mesopotamian archaeology from its origins in the nineteenth century up to the present day. Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), was the original...
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  • An Interpretation of Universal History by Gasset, Jose Ortegay Y.
    Jose Ortegay Y. Gasset

    An Interpretation of Universal History

    The prospectus that announced the creation of The Institute of the Humanities promised an inaugural course of twelve lectures, to be given by its founder and entitled, "Concerning a New Interpretation of International History. (Exposition and Examination of A. J. Toynbee's work, A Study...
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  • Temples, Religion, and Politics in the Roman Republic by Orlin
    Orlin

    Temples, Religion, and Politics in the Roman Republic

    The success and smooth functioning of the Roman Republic depended on a careful balancing of the interests of the individual and the interests of the commonwealth. In this study, Eric Orlin examines the process through which new temples were vowed, built, and dedicated as...
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  • Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World by D'Epiro, Peter
    Peter D'Epiro

    Sprezzatura: 50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World

    A witty, erudite celebration of fifty great Italian cultural achievements that have significantly influenced Western civilization from the authors of What Are the Seven Wonders of the World?"Sprezzatura," or the art of effortless mastery, was coined in 1528 by Baldassare Castiglione in The Book...
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  • The Seekers: The Story of Man's Continuing Quest to Understand His World by Boorstin, Daniel J.
    Daniel J. Boorstin

    The Seekers: The Story of Man's Continuing Quest to Understand His World

    A New York Times Notable Book of the Year From the author of The Discoverers and The Creators, an incomparable history of man's essential questions: "Who are we?" and "Why are we here?" Daniel J. Boorstin, the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The...
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  • Sources of Chinese Tradition: From 1600 Through the Twentieth Century by Bary, Wm Theodore de
    Wm Theodore de Bary

    Sources of Chinese Tradition: From 1600 Through the Twentieth Century

    For four decades Sources of Chinese Tradition has served to introduce Western readers to Chinese civilization as it has been seen through basic writings and historical documents of the Chinese themselves. Now in its second edition, revised and extended through Deng Xiaoping and Jiang...
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  • Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization by Oppenheim, A. Leo
    A. Leo Oppenheim

    Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization

    "This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."-Edward B. Garside, New York Times Book Review Ancient Mesopotamia-the...
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