02883nam 2200661 450 991046784280332120200923020339.01-61451-958-71-61451-458-510.1515/9781614514589(CKB)3850000000001126(SSID)ssj0001691341(PQKBManifestationID)16530982(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001691341(PQKBWorkID)15049584(PQKB)24923023(MiAaPQ)EBC5117748(DE-B1597)213749(OCoLC)953823641(DE-B1597)9781614514589(PPN)202027473(Au-PeEL)EBL5117748(CaPaEBR)ebr11565697(EXLCZ)99385000000000112620160715h20162016 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrImagining Babylon the modern story of an ancient city /Mario Liverani ; translated from the Italian by Ailsa CampbellBoston :De Gruyter,[2016]©20161 online resource (506 pages) illustrationsStudies in ancient Near Eastern records,2161-4415 ;volume 11Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-61451-602-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 "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.Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ;volume 11.Cities and towns, AncientMiddle EastExcavations (Archaeology)Middle EastBabylon (Extinct city)Middle EastAntiquitiesElectronic books.Cities and towns, AncientExcavations (Archaeology)935/.5Liverani Mario38270Campbell AilsaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910467842803321Imagining Babylon2472670UNINA