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1646423577 pdf Power and Identity at the Margins of the Ancient Near East rethinks the dichotomy between antiquated terms such as core and periphery, explores lived realities in the margins of central authority, and centers those margins as places of resistance and power in their own right. The borderlands of hegemonic entities within the Near East and Egypt pressed against each other, creating cities and societies with influence from several competing polities. The peoples, cities, and cultures that resulted present a unique lens by which to examine how states controlled and influenced the lives, political systems, and social hierarchies of these subjects (and vice versa). This volume addresses the distinct traditions and experiences of areas beyond the core terminology used when discussing empire, core, periphery, borderlands, and frontiers conceptualization of space practices and consequences of warfare, captive-taking, and slavery identity- and secondary stateformation economy and society ritual diplomacy and the negotiation of claims to power. It is imperative that historians and social scientists understand the ways in which these cultures developed, spread, and interacted with others along frontier edges. Using an intersectional approach across disciplines, Read more