The Conquest of Assyria: Excavations in an Antique Land, 1840-1860.(Review)

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: Bahrani, Zainab | Copyright information

By MOGENS TROLLE LARSEN. New York and London: ROUTLEDGE, 1996. Pp. xiv + 390, illustrations. $35.

Mogens Trolle Larsen is an Assyriologist and an historian who, for the past decade, has been investigating the origins of the discipline of Mesopotamian studies. He has produced a series of articles on the subject, and now we have his long awaited book available in (the author's own) English translation: The Conquest of Assyria. The book retells the story of the earliest day...

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