- Hardcover: 306 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Juv) (November 1971)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0395125723
- ISBN-13: 978-0395125724
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 626 g
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Good introduction to this troubled and strategic land, Feb 12 2001
By Guillermo Maynez - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Land of Canaan (Hardcover)
What is historically known as the "Land of Canaan" has been, and still is, one of the main crossroads of human History, Religion, and Philosophy. Asimov tells us the complex yet fascinating story, from the first known human traces, found in Jerico circa 7,800 BC, until the total control of the Roman Empire, in 135 AD. We read the stories of the Cananeans, Phillistines, Arameans, Hebrews, Jews, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, etc., and the successive dominations of Egyptians, Hicsians, Assyrians, Caldeans, Persians, Greeks and Romans. It is written with the trademarks of Asimov's history: fast pace, sense of humor, precision, anlysis and criticism. Although later discoveries, very important in the last decades, may have modified or slightly altered some of Asimov's hypotheses or data, I think it is a wonderful introduction to more serious and specializaed study of this crucial region of the world. For non-specialists, particularly, it is a good book, since the writing is easy and the tone is non-academic. Recommended.
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Beginning at the beginning, Sep 28 2008
By Talitha "Talitha" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Land of Canaan (Hardcover)
Asimov always liked to begin at the beginning of everything. This book will help you to understand what is going on in the middle east and also how foolish it all is.
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