{"product_id":"women-and-power-in-neo-assyrian-saana-svrd-9789521013461","title":"Women and Power in Neo-Assyrian Palaces","description":"\u003cp\u003ePower in general and women's power in particular has been understood mostly in a hierarchical way in earlier research on Mesopotamian women. Hierarchical power structures were important in Mesopotamia, but other kinds of power structures existed as well. This study, which focuses on women in the palaces of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (c. 930-610 BCE), draws attention to heterarchical power relations in which women were engaged in the Neo-Assyrian palace milieu. Heterarchical power relations include power relations such as reciprocal power, resistance, and persuasion. Although earlier research has certainly been aware of women's influence in the palaces, this study makes explicit the power concepts employed in previous research and further develops them using the concept of heterarchy. The study is based on primary cuneiform sources and presents a detailed description of women in Neo-Assyrian palaces. However, it additionally shows that by applying modern theories of power to the study of ancient texts, one can gain important new insights into the dynamics of ancient society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Saana Sv舐d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 952101346X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789521013461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Saana Sv舐d","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941358567679,"sku":"9789521013461","price":79.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_937c74fb-b38d-433c-87ef-c814964126bd.jpg?v=1681452457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-and-power-in-neo-assyrian-saana-svrd-9789521013461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}