This textbook is the only single book available at this time to highlight the importance of this region of the world. Each chapter in the book is written by anthropologists who have done ethnographic research in each country discussed. Chapters include material on the geography; prehistory; languages; demography; history; and discussions of the contemporary economy; family; gender; ethnic; political; and religious developments in these various countries.
#204981 in Books 1999-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .96 x 6.02l; 1.40 #File Name: 0130853631356 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy mindella1Thanks6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Lots of pertinent factsBy Floss CraigI wanted this book to help research info from the time of the prophet Hosea and it has proven to be as useful as I'd hoped. The maps charts gave clarity to time and place; and the book has answered in a short time; some questions as to why the Bible lists only one Israeli king during Hosea's lifetime.I'd like more info on the daily; mundane life of ordinary people back then; but Ancient Israel has given me the big picture with plenty of flavor of the times.0 of 4 people found the following review helpful. ScrapbookBy sklaw5A scrapbook of essays by well known scholars by Hershel Shanks who seems to spend his career marketing this stuff.
