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Autore |
Liverani Mario |
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Titolo |
Imagining Babylon : the modern story of an ancient city / / Mario Liverani ; translated from the Italian by Ailsa Campbell |
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Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-61451-958-7 |
1-61451-458-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (506 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Studies in ancient Near Eastern records, , 2161-4415 ; ; volume 11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns, Ancient - Middle East |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Middle East |
Electronic books. |
Babylon (Extinct city) |
Middle East Antiquities |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Preface To The Italian Edition -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- 1. Rediscovery and perplexity -- 2. Acceptance and modification -- 3. The season of theoretical models -- 4. The new models in practice -- 5. Modernity: new approaches and new settings -- 6. Post-modernity: computerization and deconstruction -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon,' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Liverani provides an insightful overview of modern, Western approaches, theories, and accounts of the ancient Near Eastern city"--Provided by publisher. |
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