{"product_id":"representations-of-political-power-case-histories-from-times-of-change-and-dissolving-order-in-the-ancient-near-east-9781575061351","title":"Representations of Political Power: Case Histories from Times of Change and Dissolving Order in the Ancient Near East","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of political power seems to have been necessary at all times in all complex urban societies. To secure order—to construct a certain social, ideological, religious, economic, and cultural stability—seems to be one of the main intentions of representation. When order breaks down or is threatened, political power comes under threat and the cohesion of the community is also in jeopardy. In times of impending change, crisis, or disorder, special effort is required to reassure the community of the rulers ability to maintain stability. What those in power did to convince the affected communities of their qualities as rulers, that is, their representational strategies — especially in times of change — is the subject of this book, explored through examination of case studies drawn from the ancient Near East. The volume is divided into three thematic parts: “Reestablishment of Order after Major Disruption,” “Changing Order from Within,” and “Perceptions of a New Order.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Representation–Tradition–Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarlies Heinz and Marian H. Feldman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Reestablishment of Order after Major Disruption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmar and the Transition from Hurrian to Hittite Power\u003c\/i\u003e Regine Pruzsinszky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrescoes, Exotica, and the Reinvention of the Northern Levantine Kingdoms during the Second Millennium B.C.E.\u003c\/i\u003e Marian H. Feldman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSargon of Akkad: Rebel and Usurper in Kish\u003c\/i\u003e Marlies Heinz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Changing Order from Within\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Royal Cemetery of Ur: Ritual, Tradition, and the Creation of Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e Susan Pollock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Image of the King: Religious Representation of Political Power in the Hittite Empire\u003c\/i\u003e Dominik Bonatz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNabonidus the Mad King: A Reconsideration of His Steles from Harran and Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e Paul-Alain Beaulieu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Perceptions of a New Order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyrus the Great of Persia: Images and Realities\u003c\/i\u003e Amelie Kuhrt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Migration and Sedentarization of the Amorites from the Point of View of the Settled Babylonian Population\u003c\/i\u003e Brit Jahn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188732846423,"sku":"9781575061351","price":46.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/representations-of-political-power-case-histories-from-times-of-change-and-dissolving-order-in-the-ancient-near-east-9781575061351","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}