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Ancient Knowledge Networks : A Social Geography of Cuneiform Scholarship in First-Millennium Assyria and Babylonia

Ancient Knowledge Networks is a book about how knowledge travels, in minds and bodies as well as in writings. It explores the forms knowledge takes and the meanings it accrues, and how these meanings are shaped by the peoples who use it.Addressing the relationships between political power, family ti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Robson, Eleanor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : UCL Press, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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