Amarna Diplomacy

Published in 1992 William L. Moran's definitive English translation The Amarna Letters raised as many questions as it answered. How did Pharaoh run his empire? Why did the god-king consent to deal with his fellow mortal monarchs as equals? Indeed why did kings engage in diplomacy at all? How did the great powers maintain international peace and order?In Amarna Diplomacy Raymond Cohen and Raymond Westbrook have brought together a team of specialists both social scientists and ancient historians to explore the world of ancient Near Eastern statecraft portrayed in the letters. Subjects discussed include Egyptian imperial and foreign policy international law and trade geopolitics and decision making intelligence and diplomacy. This book will be of interest to scholars not only of the ancient Near East and the Bible but also of international relations and diplomatic studies.Contributors are Pinhas Artzi Kevin Avruch Geoffrey Berridge Betsy M. Bryan Raymond Cohen Steven R. David Daniel Druckman Serdar Güner Alan James Christer Jönsson Mario Liverani Samuel A. Meier William J. Murnane Nadav Na'aman Rodolfo Ragionieri Raymond Westbrook and Carlo Zaccagnini.