Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E.

In this sweeping overview of life in the ancient Near East, Snell surveys the history of the region from the invention of writing five thousand years ago to Alexander the Great`s conquest in 332 B.C. The book provides a detailed picture of the demography, social groups, family, women, labor, land and animal management, crafts, trade, money, and government of the countries of ancient Western Asia.