The Babylonians: An Introduction

Rating:
Summary: Suitable Introduction, easy read, but at that price?!?
Review: The book is only 150 pages excluding the notes, yet 26.00? The book covers the pre-Mesopotamian roots through Babylon and Assyria, the culture and the history. What I liked in this book were the nuggets about Mesopotamian economics, how centralized planning led to overproduction of resources and ecological disaster. Slaves and women were entreprenuers, investing in bars and brothels. That is not something that is usually mentioned in surveys of the Ancient Mid-East. Other than that, it is an overall satisfactory introduction to an important period, if you can get it used or through a book club.

Rating:
Summary: Suitable Introduction, easy read, but at that price?!?
Review: The book is only 150 pages excluding the notes, yet 26.00? The book covers the pre-Mesopotamian roots through Babylon and Assyria, the culture and the history. What I liked in this book were the nuggets about Mesopotamian economics, how centralized planning led to overproduction of resources and ecological disaster. Slaves and women were entreprenuers, investing in bars and brothels. That is not something that is usually mentioned in surveys of the Ancient Mid-East. Other than that, it is an overall satisfactory introduction to an important period, if you can get it used or through a book club.