Author : Marc Van De Mieroop
Release : 2005-08-08
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 410/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History by : Marc Van De Mieroop
Download or read book Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History written by Marc Van De Mieroop. This book was released on 2005-08-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and: * criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events * scrutinises the intellectual background of historical writings * examines how Mesopotamia's position as the 'other' in Classical and Biblical writings has influenced scholarship * illustrates approaches with examples taken from the entirety of Mesopotamian history.