{"product_id":"amarna-diplomacy-9780801871030","title":"Amarna Diplomacy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurnane, Nadav Na'aman, Rodolfo Ragionieri, Raymond Westbrook, and Carlo Zaccagnini.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe breadth of the scholarly expertise here is remarkable and certainly sheds new light on an ancient and rather arcane body of texts. -- William G. Dever MESA Bulletin Fascinating reading not only for specialists on the history of the ancient Near East but for all who are interested in the making and working of international politics in general. Archiv orientalni This is an important volume for any scholar of the ancient Near East. Religious Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Preface   List of Abbreviations   Table of Events1. Intruction: The Amarna System   RAYMOND COHEN AND RAYMOND WESTBROOKI. The International System2. The Great Power's Club   MARIO LIVERANI   3. International Law in the Amarna Age   RAYMOND WESTBROOK   4. The Amarna Age: An International Society in the Making   RODOLFO RAGIONIERI   5. Realism, Contructivism, and the Amarna Letters   STEVEN R. DAVIDII. Foreign Policy6. The Egyptian Perspective on Mittani   BETSY M. BRYAN   7. Intelligence in the Amarna Letters   RAYMOND COHENIII. Imperial Policy8. Imperial Egypt and the Limits of Power   WILLIAM J. MURANE   9. Egypt and Her Vassals: The Geopolitical Dimension   ALAN JAMES   10. The Egyptian-Canaanite Correspondence   NADAV NA'AMANIV. International Transactions11. The Interdependence of the Great Powers   CARLO ZACCAGNINI   12. Reciprocity, Equality, and Status-Anxiety in the Amarna Letters   KEVIN AVRUCH   13. Diplomacy and International Marriages   SAMUEL A. MEIER   14. A Social-Psychological Analysis of Amarna Diplomacy   DANIEL DRUCKMAN AND SERDAR GUNERV. Diplomacy15. Diplomatic Signaling in the Amarna Letters   CHRSITER JONSSON   16. The Diplomatic Service in Action: The Mittani File   PINHAS ARTZI   17. Amarna Diplomacy: A Full-fledged Diplomatic System?   GEOFFREY BERRIDGE   18. Conclusion: The Beginnings of International Relations   RAYMOND COHEN AND RAYMOND WESTBROOKNotes   Bibliography   Contributors   Index of Terms and Proper Names   Index of Sources   General Index","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405198106967,"sku":"9780801871030","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/amarna-diplomacy-9780801871030","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}