Assyria
Subtitle: The Imperial Mission
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781575067544
Subjects: Imperialism; Iraq, history, to 634; Assyria, antiquities
Description: This is an examination, in 30 chapters, of all aspects of the ancient Assyrian empire and its relationship to "empire theory" and the study of empires in general, explicating Assyria as the first of the genuine empires. The discussion also examines how ancient empires contribute to our understanding, despite differences, of modern empires.