Power and Identity at the Margins of the Ancient Near East

Power and Identity at the Margins of the Ancient Near East rethinks the dichotomy between antiquated terms such as "core" and "periphery," explores lived realities in the margins of central authority, and centers those margins as places of resistance and power in their own right.

About the author

Sara Mohr is digital scholarship librarian at Hamilton College. She uses her background in anthropology and digital humanities to study ancient cuneiform scholarship and the impact of modern scholarship on the study of the ancient world. She has worked as an editorial assistant with Brown University's Digital Publications Initiative and as a term-appointed specialist with the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Shane M. Thompson is assistant professor of religious studies at North Carolina Wesleyan University and has also taught at Brown University, High Point University, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Wofford College, and the University of South Carolina. His research examines power relations in the ancient Near East, with particular focus on the Late Bronze and Iron Age Levant.

Product details

• Authors: Sara (EDT)/ Thompson Mohr
• Assisted by: Sara Mohr (Editor), Shane M Thompson (Editor), Shane M. Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press Of Colorado
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.06.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781646423576
• ISBN: 978-1-64642-357-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity