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 AuthorAllison 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 InformationISBN 9780754602385
Author Allison Karmel ThomasonFormat Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 544g