International Relations in the Ancient Near East

Abstract

Mario Liverani. maps ; 23 cm. Maps: the Near Eastern political system c. 1600-1200 BC -- Pt. I. Territory and Borders -- 1. Inner vs. Outer Territory -- 2. Universal Control -- 3. The Boundaries of the World -- 4. Symbolic Attainment of the World Border -- 5. The Coexistence of Different States -- 6. Moving Borders -- 7. The Boundary as a Watershed for Taxation -- 8. The Boundary as a Watershed for Responsibilities -- 9. Runaways and Extradition -- 10. Messengers and 'Ambassadors' -- Pt. II. War and Alliance -- 11. The One against Many -- 12. War as Elimination of the Rebels -- 13. Conquest as a Cosmic Organization -- 14. Peace as Submission -- 15. Ordeal by War -- 16. The Rules of War -- 17. The Battle of Megiddo -- 18. Peace as Mutual Recognition -- 19. The Ideology of Protection -- 20. The Ideology of Brotherhood -- Pt. III. Circulation of Goods -- 21. Priority and Continuity of the Redistributive Pattern -- 22. Intervention of the Reciprocal Pattern -- 23. Accumulation vs. Circulation -- 24. Self-sufficiency vs. Interdependence -- 25. The Ideology of Life -- 26. Hatshepsut and Punt: Trade or Tribute? -- 27. Wen-Amun and Zakar-Ba'al: Gift or Trade? -- 28. The Annals of Tuthmosis III: Tribute or Gift? -- 29. The Origins of Tribute -- 30. Equal vs. Unequal Marriages -- 31. Conclusions.