{"product_id":"women-in-the-ancient-near-east-a-sourcebook","title":"Women in the Ancient Near East: A Sourcebook","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"114\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"128\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mark W. Chavalas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"177\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"177\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"164\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"203\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"203\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"192\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"224\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"224\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1st\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780415448567\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"271\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"271\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"264\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 319\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"296\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"296\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"339\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"339\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"313\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"352\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Not specified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"374\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"398\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"905\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eWomen in the Ancient Near East\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"458\"\u003eMark W. Chavalas\u003c\/strong\u003e is an essential resource for scholars, students, and readers interested in the roles, representations, and realities of women in some of the world’s earliest civilizations. Spanning over two millennia—from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"716\"\u003ethird millennium BC to the sixth century BC\u003c\/strong\u003e—this carefully curated collection of \u003cstrong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"773\"\u003eprimary sources\u003c\/strong\u003e sheds light on the complex social, political, and spiritual roles that women played in \u003cstrong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eMesopotamian and Near Eastern societies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"1232\"\u003eGoing far beyond mere identification of women in historical texts, this volume places them in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003erich historical and literary contexts\u003c\/strong\u003e, using the most recent academic research to reframe how we understand gender and society in the ancient world. 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