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Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC

William J. Hamblin
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Bronze Age
Bronze Dagger
Cane
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chariot warfare origins
Cylinder Seal
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Early Bronze Age
Early Dynastic
early Near Eastern conflict analysis
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Fourteenth Dynasty
God Enlil
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infantry recruitment methods
Intermediate Period
Mari Archive
mercenaries
Mesopotamian holy war
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Middle Bronze Age
Middle Bronze II
Middle Bronze Period
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naval combat development
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Ninth Dynasty
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Nubian Frontier
Nubian Mercenaries
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Siege Ramp
siegecraft techniques
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Throwing Sticks
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Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415255882
  • Weight: 1170g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Feb 2006
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

The only book available that covers this subject, Warfare in the Ancient Near East is a groundbreaking and fascinating study of ancient near Eastern military history from the Neolithic era to the middle Bronze Ages.

Drawing on an extensive range of textual, artistic and archaeological data, William J. Hamblin synthesizes current knowledge and offers a detailed analysis of the military technology, ideology and practices of Near Eastern warfare.

Paying particular attention to the earliest known examples of holy war ideaology in Mesopotamia and Egypt, Hamblin focuses on:

* recruitment and training of the infantry
* the logistics and weaponry of warfare
* the shift from stone to metal weapons
* the role played by magic
* narratives of combat and artistic representations of battle
* the origins and development of the chariot as military transportation
* fortifications and siegecraft
*developments in naval warfare.

Beautifully illustrated, including maps of the region, this book is essential for experts and non-specialists alike.

About William J. Hamblin
William J. Hamblin is Associate Professor at Brigham Young University, Utah.  He has written and taught on both the ancient near east and on the same region in the middle ages.

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