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| Publisher | Hodder Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9781529392135 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529392136 |
| Author | Moudhy Al-Rashid |
| Book Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | In ancient times, the vast area that stretches across what is now modern-day Iraq and Syria saw the rise and fall of epic civilizations who built the foundations of our world today. It was in this region, which we call Mesopotamia, that history wa |
| About the Author | Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Oxford's Wolfson College, where she specialises in the languages and history of ancient Mesopotamia. She completed her BA from Columbia University in Philosophy, and after a single day of learning about cuneiform texts at a summer school, decided to pursue the subject with a Master's degree and eventually a Doctoral degree at the University of Oxford.She has written for academic and popular journals, including History Today, on topics as diverse as mental illness in ancient Mesopotamia to Late Assyrian scholarly networks. In addition to her writing, she has also appeared on several podcasts, including the BBC podcasts Making History and You're Dead to Me. Through her social media accounts, she hopes to give ancient Mesopotamia as wide an audience as possible and to humanise its long history. She is from Saudi Arabia, where she also grew up, and now lives in Oxfordshire with her family. |
| Publication Date | 20 February 2025 |
| Number of Pages | 336 pages |
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History
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