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The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest - Imperial Domination and its Consequences (Hardcover, 1)
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The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest - Imperial Domination and its Consequences (Hardcover, 1)
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The Neo-Assyrian empire - the first large empire of the ancient
world - has attracted a great deal of public attention ever since
the spectacular discoveries of its impressive remains in the 19th
century. The southwestern part of this empire, located in the lands
of the Bible, is archaeologically speaking the best known region in
the world, and its history is described in a plethora of texts,
including the Hebrew Bible. Using a bottom-up approach, Avraham
Faust utilises this unparalleled information to reconstruct the
outcomes of the Assyrian conquest of the region and how it impacted
the diverse political units and ecological zones that comprised it.
In doing so, he draws close attention to the transformations the
imperial take-over brought in its wake. His analysis reveals the
marginality of the annexed territories in the southwest as the
empire focused its activities in small border areas facing its
prospering clients. A comparison of this surprising picture to the
information available from other parts of the empire suggests that
the distance of these provinces from the imperial core is
responsible for their fate. This sheds new light on factors
influencing imperial expansion, the considerations leading to
annexation, and the imperial methods of control, challenging old
conventions about the development of the Assyrian empire and its
rule. Faust also examines the Assyrian empire within the broader
context of ancient Near Eastern imperialism to answer larger
questions on the nature of Assyrian domination, the reasons for its
harsh treatment of the distant provinces, and the factors
influencing the limits of its reach. His findings highlight the
historical development of imperial control in antiquity and the
ways in which later empires were able to overcome similar
limitations, paving the way to much larger and longer-lasting
polities.
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