Assyria: the imperial mission

Imperialism : materiality and ideology -- God's will -- Communicating with God -- Holy war and just war -- Exploring and conquering -- The disposable periphery -- Collecting -- Public display -- Marking territory : the steles -- Celebrative inscriptions -- Royal titulature -- The justification...

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Main Author: Liverani, Mario 1939- (Author)
Contributors: Trameri, Andrea (Translator) ; Valk, Jonathan (Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Winona Lake, Indiana Eisenbrauns 2017
In: Mesopotamian civilizations (21)
Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Mesopotamian civilizations 21
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Assyria / Iraq / World supremacy / Imperialism / Culture
Further subjects:B Assyria Antiquities
B Assyria History
B Antiquities
B Imperialism
B Iraq History To 634
B Iraq History To 634
B Assyria Antiquities Iraq Middle East Assyria
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Summary:Imperialism : materiality and ideology -- God's will -- Communicating with God -- Holy war and just war -- Exploring and conquering -- The disposable periphery -- Collecting -- Public display -- Marking territory : the steles -- Celebrative inscriptions -- Royal titulature -- The justification of self-defense -- Battles and sieges -- Oaths and their transgression -- Punishment and forgiveness -- Destruction and reconstruction -- Exporting despotism -- Organizing the territory : (a) the city at the center of the world -- Organizing the territory : (b) provinces and governors -- Organizing the territory : (c) from tributaries to deportees -- Organizing the territory : (d) the communication network -- Becoming Assyrian -- Imperial prosperity -- Cultural unification : (a) technology -- Cultural unification : (b) religion -- Cultural unification : (c) language -- Conclusions : (a) the prototype empire -- Conclusions : (b) trajectories of imperialism -- Ancient and modern empires -- Conclusions : (c) celebration and reality -- The view of others
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
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 273-328
ISBN:1575067544