the imperial mission Liverani, Mario creator autor. text bibliography inu 2017 monographic eng x, 341 páginas : ilustraciones ; 27 centímetros. Imperialism : materiality and ideology -- God's will -- Communicating with God -- Holy war and just war -- Exploring and conquering -- The disposable periphery -- Collecting -- Public display -- Marking territory : the steles -- Celebrative inscriptions -- Royal titulature -- The justification of self-defense -- Battles and sieges -- Oaths and their transgression -- Punishment and forgiveness -- Destruction and reconstruction -- Exporting despotism -- Organizing the territory : (a) the city at the center of the world -- Organizing the territory : (b) provinces and governors -- Organizing the territory : (c) from tributaries to deportees -- Organizing the territory : (d) the communication network -- Becoming Assyrian -- Imperial prosperity -- Cultural unification : (a) technology -- Cultural unification : (b) religion -- Cultural unification : (c) language -- Conclusions : (a) the prototype empire -- Conclusions : (b) trajectories of imperialism -- Ancient and modern empires -- Conclusions : (c) celebration and reality -- The view of others. Mario Liverani ; Traductor: Andrea Trameri, Jonathan Valk. Simultaneously published in Italian by Laterza. Translation of Assiria : la preistoria dell'imperialismo. Bibliografía : páginas 270-328. Índice : páginas 329-341. P136 P135 P134 P133 P144 P143 P87 P35 P20 P14 P10 P06 Imperialismo Irak Historia Hasta 634 Asiria Historia DS71 .L7613 2017 DS71 .L76 2017 935.03 L68 1575067544 9781575067544 DGU/DLC 170310 20250731184537.0 spa