The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest : Imperial Domination and Its Consequences

1. Verfasser: Faust, Avraham , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2021.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (388 pages).
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Parallelausgabe: Faust, Avraham, The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest (Print version:) | ISSN: 9780198841630
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 2 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Cover
  • The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest: Imperial Domination and Its Consequences
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Background
  • Empires and the Study of Empires
  • The Study Area
  • The Assyrian Empire
  • The Neo-Assyrian Empire: Brief Summary of Its Development and Basic Periodization
  • The Assyrian Empire: Forms of Control
  • The Land of Assur and the Yoke of Assur
  • The Administration of the Assyrian Empire
  • The Land of Assur: The Provincial System
  • The Provinces and the Governors
  • The Governors' Remuneration and the Local Economy
  • The Client States
  • The Assyrian Deportation Policy: Causes and Consequences
  • From Exploitation to Investment: Scholarly Assessment of Assyria's Rule in the Southwest
  • The Sources for the Study
  • Archaeology
  • Assyrian Sources
  • The Bible
  • Vernacular Texts
  • A Note on Chronology
  • The Structure of the Book
  • Chapter 2: Before the Empire: The Southern Levant in the Eighth Century BCE
  • The Prosperity of the Eighth Century BCE: Historical Background
  • Settlement and Demography in the Eighth Century BCE: The Archaeological Evidence
  • The Kingdom of Israel
  • Galilee
  • Northern Valleys
  • Samaria (and the Nearby Jordan Valley)
  • Gilead
  • Central Coastal Plain (Mainly the Sharon)
  • Southern Phoenicia and the Northern Coastal Plain
  • Southern Coastal Plain
  • The Kingdom of Judah
  • The Region of Benjamin
  • Jerusalem and Its Environs
  • The Shephelah
  • Judean Highlands
  • The Judean Desert and the Dead Sea Region
  • The Negev
  • Ammon
  • Moab
  • Edom
  • Intermediate Summary
  • The Northern and the Southern Kingdoms in the Eighth Century BCE: Some Demographic Comparisons
  • The Nature of Urbanization
  • Economy
  • Social Structure
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: 'Ah, Assyria, the Rod of My Anger': The Assyrian Takeover of the Southwest
  • Beyond the Horizon: Assyria and the Levant Prior to the Time of Tiglath-Pileser III
  • The Assyrians are Coming: Tiglath-Pileser III and the Subjugation of the Levant
  • Stabilising Assyrian Control: The Rule of Shalmaneser V and Sargon II
  • Holding the Empire: The First Years of Sennacherib
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Under the Empire: Settlement and Demography in the Southwestern Periphery of the Assyrian Empire in the Seventh Century BCE
  • Settlement and Demography in the Seventh BCE Century
  • The Annexed Territories in the Northern Partof the Country
  • The Galilee
  • The Northern Valleys
  • Samaria (Highlands)
  • Gileʿad (Highlands)
  • Southern Phoenicia and the Northern Coastal Plain
  • The Central Coastal Plain
  • Samaria's Foothills and the Aphek-Gezer Area
  • The Semi-Independent Kingdoms in the Southern Part of the Country
  • The Southern Coastal Plain (Philistia)
  • The Kingdom of Judah
  • The Region of Benjamin
  • Jerusalem and Its Environs
  • The Shephelah
  • The Highlands of Judah
  • The Judean Desert