History and Culture of Ancient Western Asia and Egypt

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 939.4 EAN: 9780534106454 ISBN: 0534106455 Label: Wadsworth Publishing Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 1990-05-07 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Studio: Wadsworth Publishing
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Editorial Reviews: * Explores the cultures of ancient Near East civilizations from prehistoric times to the death of Alexander the Great..* Encompasses Western Asia and Egypt, through the Eastern Mediterranean, to the borders of Greece..* Note: Knapp (unlike Jones, above) does not include coverage of Ancient Greece and Rome.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Don't buy this book!!! Comment: This was a textbook in my first ancient near eastern history class in college. All the other textbooks were fine, but this one seems to have been written for an elementary school audience. It's overly simplistic in every conceivable way a history book could be, and furthermore is almost condescending to the reader, with its dumbed-down vocabulary and basic terms in bold print. If you're looking for a good introductory text on this subject, try some of the cambridge ancient history volumes, or The Egyptians by Cyril Aldred and Ancient Iraq by Georges Roux. I wasted my hard-earned money and some valuable time, but now YOU don't have to. More Reviews