Bronzes

Examines the textual and archaeological evidence for a reconstruction of Hittite history and geography, and suggests economic reasons which may have provided the dynamics for the internal organization and the imperial expansion of the Hittite empire.daily life in Late Bronze Age Anatolia, warfare, politics and religion, administration, literature, art, and architecture. His survey covers the cultures of other Anatolian peoples who came into contact with the Hittites-notably the Arzawans, whose kingdom in western Turkey was for much of the period a formidable obstacle to Hittite aspirations."206p. illus index. maps on end papers. Previous owner's card taped inside front cover Book