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The Ancient Near East
ISBN: 9780195377996
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The Ancient Near East (History)
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9780195377996 (旧規格ISBN: 0195377990)
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The ancient Near East is defined, for the purposes of this book, as the cuneiform lands," the regions of the ancient world where the cuneiform script, written on clay tablets, was used as the most common medium for written communication. These lands comprise Mesopotamia (with its variously named regions: Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria); Syria, Elam (later known as Persia), and Anatolia. The three thousand years to be covered by this book - from around 3500 BCE, with the founding ofthe first Mesopotamian cities (which coincide with the invention of writing) to the conquest of the Near East by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE - encompass an era of remarkable innovation and achievement. Many of the creations of the people of the ancient Near East are still with us, from fundamental inventions such as the wheel and the plow to intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy. The region is known as the "cradle of civilization" for good reason. Here, men and women first tried to live peacefully together in densely urban cities, and found ways, through law and custom, to thrive and prosper. The popular image of history as a story of progress from primitive barbarism to modern sophistication is completely belied by the study of the ancient Near East. For example, women had many rights and freedoms; they could own property, run businesses, and represent themselves in court. Diplomats traveled between the capital cities of major powers ensuring peace and friendship between the kings. Scribes and scholars studied the stars and could predict eclipses and the movements of the planets. These achievements were lost in subsequent centuries, only to be reborn in more modern times. Perhaps the most obvious legacy from the ancient Near East is seen in some of our units of measurement. The Mesopotamians invented a mathematical system based on the number 60, and all the 60-based units in our modern world (including seconds, minutes, and degrees) have come down, unaltered, directly from Mesopotamia. Taking a chronological view, the book will include what we know, ideas about what we don't yet know (but perhaps will in the future), evidence used for discerning the history of the region, and approaches taken to the evidence by scholars of the ancient Near East. Each chapter will focus on one or two archaeological sites that have contributed extensive evidence (both textual and archaeological) to our understanding of an era and expanding from that evidence to a broader view of the era as a whole."
難解なテーマを分かりやすく解説する入門書シリーズ
Very Short Introductions (VSI) シリーズは、1995年に Mary Beard 著『Classics』の刊行をもって創刊し、以来、歴史や政治、宗教、哲学、科学、時事問題、ビジネス、経済、芸術、文化など、様々な分野のテーマを取り上げてきました。発行点数も数多く、現在までに680タイトル以上を刊行しています。
本シリーズは、世界各国の評論家からの評価も高く、知識欲の強い読者の間では定番の入門書として定着しつつあります。販売部数は全世界で1,000万部を超え、53ヶ国語の言語に翻訳されています。
専門家による分析や新しい見解を盛り込みながら、イスラム教からポスト構造主義、宇宙論まで、難解なテーマを平易に説く、刺激に満ちた Very Short Introductions は、初学者にとって最適の入門書であり、予備知識のある読者には新たな視点を提供します。一般の方や大学生、大学院生に愛読されているほか、大学の授業にも採用されるなど、幅広くご活用いただいています。
注意:このシリーズはELT教材に該当しないため割引対象外です。
The ancient Near East is defined, for the purposes of this book, as the cuneiform lands," the regions of the ancient world where the cuneiform script, written on clay tablets, was used as the most common medium for written communication. These lands comprise Mesopotamia (with its variously named regions: Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria); Syria, Elam (later known as Persia), and Anatolia. The three thousand years to be covered by this book - from around 3500 BCE, with the founding ofthe first Mesopotamian cities (which coincide with the invention of writing) to the conquest of the Near East by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE - encompass an era of remarkable innovation and achievement. Many of the creations of the people of the ancient Near East are still with us, from fundamental inventions such as the wheel and the plow to intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy. The region is known as the "cradle of civilization" for good reason. Here, men and women first tried to live peacefully together in densely urban cities, and found ways, through law and custom, to thrive and prosper. The popular image of history as a story of progress from primitive barbarism to modern sophistication is completely belied by the study of the ancient Near East. For example, women had many rights and freedoms; they could own property, run businesses, and represent themselves in court. Diplomats traveled between the capital cities of major powers ensuring peace and friendship between the kings. Scribes and scholars studied the stars and could predict eclipses and the movements of the planets. These achievements were lost in subsequent centuries, only to be reborn in more modern times. Perhaps the most obvious legacy from the ancient Near East is seen in some of our units of measurement. The Mesopotamians invented a mathematical system based on the number 60, and all the 60-based units in our modern world (including seconds, minutes, and degrees) have come down, unaltered, directly from Mesopotamia. Taking a chronological view, the book will include what we know, ideas about what we don't yet know (but perhaps will in the future), evidence used for discerning the history of the region, and approaches taken to the evidence by scholars of the ancient Near East. Each chapter will focus on one or two archaeological sites that have contributed extensive evidence (both textual and archaeological) to our understanding of an era and expanding from that evidence to a broader view of the era as a whole."
シリーズの説明
難解なテーマを分かりやすく解説する入門書シリーズ
Very Short Introductions (VSI) シリーズは、1995年に Mary Beard 著『Classics』の刊行をもって創刊し、以来、歴史や政治、宗教、哲学、科学、時事問題、ビジネス、経済、芸術、文化など、様々な分野のテーマを取り上げてきました。発行点数も数多く、現在までに680タイトル以上を刊行しています。
本シリーズは、世界各国の評論家からの評価も高く、知識欲の強い読者の間では定番の入門書として定着しつつあります。販売部数は全世界で1,000万部を超え、53ヶ国語の言語に翻訳されています。
専門家による分析や新しい見解を盛り込みながら、イスラム教からポスト構造主義、宇宙論まで、難解なテーマを平易に説く、刺激に満ちた Very Short Introductions は、初学者にとって最適の入門書であり、予備知識のある読者には新たな視点を提供します。一般の方や大学生、大学院生に愛読されているほか、大学の授業にも採用されるなど、幅広くご活用いただいています。
注意:このシリーズはELT教材に該当しないため割引対象外です。
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