Babylon : Mesopotamia and the birth of civilization /

Historian Kriwaczek (Yiddish Civilization) brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gilg...

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Main Author:	Kriwaczek, Paul
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:	Iraq > Civilization > To 634. Babylon (Extinct city) > Civilization. Iraq > History > To 634. Babylon (Extinct city) > History. Iraq > Politics and government. Babylon (Extinct city) > Politics and government.

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Summary:	Historian Kriwaczek (Yiddish Civilization) brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gilgamesh.
Item Description:	First published: London : Atlantic Books, 2010.
Physical Description:	viii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781250000071 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1250000076 (hardcover : alk. paper)