Mesopotamia and the birth of civilization Kriwaczek, Paul. creator text bibliography nyu New York Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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viii, 310 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Historian Kriwaczek (Yiddish Civilization) brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gilgamesh. Lessons from the Past : an Introduction -- Kingship Descends from Heaven : The Urban Revolution Before 4000 BCE -- The City of Gilgamesh : Temple Rule between c. 4000 and 3000 BCE -- The Flood : a Caesura in History -- Big Men and Kings : The City-States, c. 3000 to 2300 BCE -- Rulers of the Four Quarters : The Bronze Heroic Age, c. 2300 to 2200 BCE -- Sumer Resurgent : The Dirigiste State, c. 2100 to 2000 BCE -- Old Babylon : The Culmination, c. 1900 to 1600 BCE -- Empire of Ashur : Colossus of the First Millennium, c. 1800 BCE to 700 BCE -- Passing the Baton : an End and a Beginning after 700 BCE. by Paul Kriwaczek. First published: London : Atlantic Books, 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-iq--- Iraq Civilization To 634 Babylon (Extinct city) Civilization Iraq History To 634 Babylon (Extinct city) History Iraq Politics and government Babylon (Extinct city) Politics and government DS69.5 .K75 2012 935 Kri 2010 9781250000071 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1250000076 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2012003104 DLC 170915 20250616140113.0 17138113 eng