Utilizing a variety of ancient sources, including cuneiform texts, images and archaeological finds, Luxury and Legitimation explores how the collecting of luxury objects contributed to the formation of royal identity in one of the world's oldest civilizations, ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Allison Thomason makes a significant and timely contribution to the subjects of collecting and material culture studies by bringing a new understanding to the political, cultural and social institutions of an important pre-Classical, non-Western civilization.

About the Author
Allison Karmel Thomason is Associate Professor of History at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA.

Reviews
'...this interdisciplinary study is to be welcomed for its methodological insights and fresh perspective.' Antiquity



Book Information
ISBN 9780754602385
Author Allison Karmel Thomason
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 544g