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Mesopotamia
The only comprehensive survey in print of the art and architecture of ancient Mesopotamia.
Rituals of War
Rituals of war and images of violence in Mesopotamia ca. 3000-500 BCE examined as "magical technologies of warfare."Rituals of War is an investigation into the earliest historical …
The Graven Image
Mesopotamia, the world's earliest literate culture, developed a rich philosophical conception of representation in which the world was saturated with signs. Instead of imitating …
Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography
'Mario Liverani's work is among the most original and penetrating in the discipline of ancient Near Eastern studies. I recommend this brilliant and fascinating book with high …
The Infinite Image
In The Infinite Image Zainab Bahrani maintains that concepts of art and the aesthetic already existed in antiquity, particularly in Mesopotamia, but more generally in the Near …
Women of Babylon
Representations of sexual difference (whether visual or textual) have become an area of much theoretical concern and investigation in recent feminist scholarship. Yet although a …
Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography
The essays included in this volume analyze important historical texts from various regions of the Ancient Near East. The distinguished Italian historian Mario Liverani suggests …