Migration and Colonialism in Late Second Millennium BCE Levant and Its Environs

<p>This book examines migration and colonialism in the ancient Near East in the late second millennium BCE with a focus on the Levant. It explores how the area was shaped by these movements of people especially in forming the new Iron Age societies.</p><p></p><p>The book utilises recent sociological studies on group identity violence migration colonialism and settler colonialism in its reconstruction of related social and political changes. Prime examples of migrations that are addressed include those involving the Sea Peoples and Philistines ancient Israelites and ancient Arameans. The final chapter sets the developments in the ancient Near East in the context of recent world history from a typological perspective and in terms of the legacy of the ancient world for Judaism and Christianity. Altogether the book contributes towards an enhanced understanding of migration colonialism and violence in human history.</p><p></p><p>In addition to academics this book will be of particular interest to students of this period in the Ancient Near East as well anyone working on migration and colonialism in the ancient world. The book is also suitable to the general public interested in world history.</p>