Name: The Amorites and the Bronze age Near East: The Making of a Regional Identity
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Author: Burke, Aaron A.
ISBN: 9781108495967

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The Amorites and the Bronze age Near East: The Making of a Regional Identity

Type

Physical Book

Author

Aaron A. Burke

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

456

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

25.7 x 19.8 x 2.5 cm

Weight

1.04 kg.

ISBN13

9781108495967

Synopsis "The Amorites and the Bronze age Near East: The Making of a Regional Identity "

In this book, Aaron A. Burke explores the evolution of Amorite identity in the Near East from ca. 2500-1500 BC. He sets the emergence of a collective identity for the Amorites, one of the most famous groups in Ancient Near Eastern history, against the backdrop of both Akkadian imperial intervention and declining environmental conditions during this period. Tracing the migration of Amorite refugees from agropastoral communities into nearby regions, he shows how mercenarism in both Mesopotamia and Egypt played a central role in the acquisition of economic and political power between 2100 and 1900 BC. Burke also examines how the establishment of Amorite kingdoms throughout the Near East relied on traditional means of legitimation, and how trade, warfare, and the exchange of personnel contributed to the establishment of an Amorite koiné. Offering a fresh approach to identity at different levels of social hierarchy over time and space, this volume contributes to broader questions related to identity for other ancient societies.

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