The Ancient World by D Brendan Nagle
Analyzes the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East in social and cultural contexts Ancient World, The: A Social and Cultural History, 8/e,presents a comprehensive analysis of the cultures and societies of the ancient Mediterranean world from prehistoric times to the rise of Islam. It offers a multi-perspective and integrated chronicle of the history of the ancient world, from Sumer to the fall of Rome. This title challenges purely narrative accounts of the ancient past, offering in-depth analysis of such key events and institutions as: the origins of agriculture and the rise of urban civilization in the Middle East; household and gender roles in the Middle East, Greece, and Rome; slavery throughout the Mediterranean; and how the Romans built, maintained, and lost their empire."The review questions at the end each chapter make for an excellent test review guide"
-Jerry Sheppard, Mount Olive College
D. Brendan Nagle is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Southern California, where he had appointments in the departments of history and classics. He was research associate at the American Academy in Rome and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1970 and 1999. From 1976 to 1983 he was chairman of USC’s History Department. He is the author or coauthor of six books and has published over 50 articles and reviews in such journals as: American Historical Review, American Journal of Archaeology, Ancient History Bulletin, Athenaeum, Historia, Journal of American Ethnic History, Polis, L’Antiquité classique, Review of Metaphysics, Rheinisches Museum für Philologie, and Transactions of the American Philological Society. He received USC’s Social Science Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1984.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780205941506 |
| ISBN 10 | 0205941508 |
| Title | The Ancient World |
| Author | D Brendan Nagle |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education (US) |
| Year published | 2014-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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