1st Edition

Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History

By Marc Van De Mieroop Copyright 1999
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and: * criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events *... Read more
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Biography

Marc Van De Mieroop