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Document Details : Title: On Writing a History of the Ancient Near East Author(s): VAN DE MIEROP, M. Journal: Bibliotheca Orientalis Volume: 54 Issue: 3-4 Date: mei - augustus 1997 Pages: 285-305 DOI: 10.2143/BIOR.54.3.2015905 Abstract : For all teachers of the ancient histories of Mesopotamia and its surrounding areas, the appearance of a new comprehensive textbook is a pleasant occasion, one that occurs all too rarely when compared to the abundance of introductory books written on the ancient histories of Greece and Rome, for instance. In the English speaking world, the range of available textbooks is extremely limited. |
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