The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East: The Making of a Regional Identity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108495967)

In this book, Aaron A. Burke explores the evolution of Amorite identity in the Near East from ca. 2500-1500 BC. He sets the emergence of a collective identity for the Amorites, one of the most famous groups in Ancient Near Eastern history, against the backdrop of both Akkadian imperial intervention and declining environmental conditions during this period. Tracing the migration of Amorite refugees from agropastoral communities into nearby regions, he shows how mercenarism in both Mesopotamia and Egypt played a central role in the acquisition of economic and political power between 2100 and 1900 BC. Burke also examines how the establishment of Amorite kingdoms throughout the Near East relied on traditional means of legitimation, and how trade, warfare, and the exchange of personnel contributed to the establishment of an Amorite koin . Offering a fresh approach to identity at different levels of social hierarchy over time and space, this volume contributes to broader questions related to identity for other ancient societies.

Author: Aaron A. Burke
ISBN-10: 1108495966
ISBN-13: 9781108495967
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2020
Pages: 456
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.80w x 1.00d