Forthcoming Ancient Near East Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The Aryans

   By V. Gordon Childe

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   To Be Published April 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Women in the Ancient Near East

   A Sourcebook

   Edited by Mark Chavalas

   Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

   Women in the Ancient Near East provides a collection of primary sources from a broad range of Near Eastern civilizations, from the earliest historical and literary texts (c. 2700 BC) to the latest Hellenistic historians who comment on Near Eastern history (e.g., Berossus, c.205 BC). The book is a...

   To Be Published July 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Ancient Near East: The Basics

   By Daniel Snell

   Series: The Basics

   Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great’s conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent...

   To Be Published July 29th 2013 by Routledge
4. A History of Market Performance

   From Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World

   Edited by R.J. Van der Spek, Jan Luiten van Zanden, E.S. van Leeuwen

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

   This exciting new volume examines the development of market performance from Antiquity until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Efficient market structures are agreed by most economists to serve as evidence of economic prosperity, and to be prerequisites for further economic growth. However,...

   To Be Published August 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. The Ancient Near East

   History, Society and Economy

   By Mario Liverani

   The Ancient Near East reveals three millennia of history (3500-500 BC) in a single work. Using the latest research from the most recent archaeological finds, and thanks to his personal odyssey of over twenty-five years, Liverani has succeeded in retracing the history of the peoples of the...

   To Be Published October 30th 2013 by Routledge
6. Sex in Antiquity

   Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World

   Edited by Nancy S Rabinowitz, James Robson, Mark Masterson, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

   Looking at sex and sexuality from a variety of historical, sociological and theoretical perspectives, as represented in a variety of media, Sex in Antiquity represents a vibrant picture of the discipline of ancient gender and sexuality studies, showcasing the work of leading international scholars...

   To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Hebrew Bible

   A Brief Introduction

   By Brent Strawn

   To Be Published January 30th 2014 by Routledge