LEADER 02847nam 2200649 450 001 996331946003316 005 20200923020339.0 010 $a1-61451-958-7 010 $a1-61451-458-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781614514589 035 $a(CKB)3850000000001126 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001691341 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16530982 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001691341 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15049584 035 $a(PQKB)24923023 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5117748 035 $a(DE-B1597)213749 035 $a(OCoLC)953823641 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781614514589 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5117748 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11565697 035 $a(PPN)202027473 035 $a(EXLCZ)993850000000001126 100 $a20160715h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImagining Babylon $ethe modern story of an ancient city /$fMario Liverani ; translated from the Italian by Ailsa Campbell 210 1$aBoston :$cDe Gruyter,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (506 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aStudies in ancient Near Eastern records,$x2161-4415 ;$vvolume 11 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-61451-602-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tPreface To The Italian Edition -- $tContents -- $tList of Figures -- $tAbbreviations -- $t1. Rediscovery and perplexity -- $t2. Acceptance and modification -- $t3. The season of theoretical models -- $t4. The new models in practice -- $t5. Modernity: new approaches and new settings -- $t6. Post-modernity: computerization and deconstruction -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 2 $a"Ever since the archaeological rediscovery of the ancient Near East, generations of scholars have attempted to reconstruct the 'real Babylon,' known to us before from the evocative biblical account of the Tower of Babel. After two centuries of excavations and scholarship, Mario Liverani provides an insightful overview of modern, Western approaches, theories, and accounts of the ancient Near Eastern city"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aStudies in ancient Near Eastern records ;$vvolume 11. 606 $aCities and towns, Ancient$zMiddle East 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zMiddle East 607 $aBabylon (Extinct city) 607 $aMiddle East$xAntiquities 615 0$aCities and towns, Ancient 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 676 $a935/.5 700 $aLiverani$b Mario$038270 702 $aCampbell$b Ailsa 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996331946003316 996 $aImagining Babylon$92731643 997 $aUNISA