
FROM MESOPOTAMIA TO IRAQ |
Subtitle:
A Concise History
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Book Category:
Fiction > General
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Author:
Nissen, Hans J. and Heine, Peter (translated by Hans J. Nissen)
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 10:
226586642
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ISBN 13:
9780226586649
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Price:
USD 17.00
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Publication Year:
2009
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Publisher Info
University of Chicago Press. InquiryThe recent reopening of Iraq's National Museum attracted worldwide attention, underscoring the country's dual image as both the cradle of civilization and a contemporary geopolitical battleground. A sweeping account of the rich history that has played out between these chronological poles, From Mesopotamia to Iraq looks back through 10,000 years of the region's deeply significant yet increasingly overshadowed past. Hans J. Nissen and Peter Heine begin by explaining how ancient Mesopotamian inventions--including urban society, a system of writing, and mathematical texts that anticipated Pythagoras--profoundly influenced the course of human history. UK Price: 11.50 GBP
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