ISBN: 9780691208015
Editorial: Princeton University Press
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 304
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Críticas 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed is a thoughtful analysis of one of the great mysteries of human history. . . . Highly recommended.---James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review1177 BC still offers the best treatment of the subject that is currently available. If you haven't read it yet, I recommend that you do.---Josho Brouwers, Ancient World Magazine[An] engaging book. . . . Cline builds a convincing case for his theory over a long and absorbing tour of the Late Bronze Age."---Josephine Quinn, London Review of Books[T]his work masterfully incorporates the present state of research into a welcome reevaluation of a period less known to the general public, the crisis of Late Bronze Age civilization. . . . [E}ven more brilliant is the spin on the similarities between the predicament of this area three millennia ago and now.---Barbara Cifola, American Historical ReviewA detailed but accessible synthesis. . . . [O]ffers students and the interested lay antiquarian a sense of the rich picture that is emerging from debates among the ruins.---Scott McLemee, Inside Higher EdA fascinating look at the Late Bronze Age, proving that whether for culture, war, economic fluctuations or grappling with technological advancement, the conundrums we face are never new, but merely renewed for a modern age.---Larry Getlen, New York PostA gripping mystery story with clues to follow and evidence to analyze.---SG, Ancient Egypt MagazineA wonderful example of scholarship written for the non-expert. Cline clearly pulls together the engaging story of the interactions among the major empires of the Late Bronze Age and puts forth a reasonable theory explaining why they seem to have evaporated as quickly as moisture on a hot afternoon.---Fred Reiss, San Diego Jewish WorldCline admirably acknowledges areas of existing scholarly controversy, while understandably emphasizing the consensus view in order to maintain the flow of his narrative. . . . He has a firm command of the textual, archaeological, and environmental evidence, and brings together a wealth of recent scholarship in an accessible form, a treatment which has been sorely lacking for this pivotal period. . . . [A] fine book.---Erin Warford, European LegacyCline expertly and briskly takes the reader through the power politics of the fifteenth, fourteenth, and thirteenth centuries BC with excursuses on important archaeological discoveries and introductions for each of the major players. No reader with a pulse could fail to be captivated by the details.---Dimitri Nakassis, MouseionCline explores a vast array of variables that could have led to the disruption of the society of this era, including earthquakes, famines, droughts, warfare, and, most notably, invasions by the 'Sea Peoples.'-- "Publishers Weekly"Cline has created an excellent, concise survey of the major players of the time, the latest archaeological developments, and the major arguments, including his own theories, regarding the nature of the collapse that fundamentally altered the area around the Mediterranean and the Near East.---Evan M. Anderson, Library JournalCline has written one of this year's most interesting books.---Jona Lendering, NRC HandelsbladCline is clearly in command of the textual record and his reading of it is the book's real strength.---A. Bernard Knapp, History TodayCline's book is something special in ancient history writing. . . . The book is up to date in its research, covers a lot of ground, is careful in its conclusions, and will be referred to and cited by students of Aegean and eastern Mediterranean prehistory, discussed by the scholarly community, as well as read by the interested public. Cline has done a good job of bringing the Late Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean to a very wide audience.---Guy D. Middleton, American Journal of ArchaeologyCline's work reveals eerie parallels between the geopolitics of the first years of 12th century B.C. and today's 21st century. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Cline, Eric H
- Editorial: Princeton University Press
- N° Paginas: 304
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
