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The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy by Mario Liverani

anshin's review against another edition

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5.0

Ancora non riesco a credere di averlo studiato tutto!
È un'opera universale! Tutto il Vicino Oriente antico analizzato per filo e per segno da Mario Liverani. È un testo di ampio respiro che riesce a sottolineare tutti gli aspetti più importanti (e non solo) dell'Antica Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran e quant'altro.
Davvero stupefacente.
Studiato tutto per un esame universitario, assolutamente attuale anche se è passato del tempo dalla sua prima stesura (anni '80 con revisione degli anni 2000).
Tutta la storia dal III millennio al VI secolo a.C.in un solo volume! :)

shulgi's review against another edition

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5.0

History non-fiction doesn't get better than this.

brynhammond's review against another edition

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5.0

This is an acknowledged classic in the Italian that took a while to be translated; the English version has been updated, however.

I've read selections; from them, it's romped home to be my first consult on the societies covered. From prehistory to the advent of the Persians; but it's 600+ pages, large format (1000 in the Italian paperback) and Liverani has the skill to convey issues in this space -- in other words, it feels as if it has depth. Liverani, I understand, elsewhere, is not afraid of theory and its applications; but this is plainly written and enjoyable to read. If I taught I'd set it as the text.

Frequent boxes with primary sources add; pretty well illustrated too.
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