原评论十有八九想到的是 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199858683/ （《Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East》）。这是一本非常棒的书。其中一个次要主题确实是：美索不达米亚的各城邦国王在与埃及做贸易时困难重重。美索不达米亚似乎…
The original comment is almost certainly thinking of https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199858683/ (Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East). It's a very good book. A minor theme is indeed that Mesopotamian city-kings had a hard time trading with Egypt. Mesopotamia seems to have…
古代美索不达米亚历史上有一个很有意思的相反对照。摘自极其精彩的《Brotherhood of Kings》（http://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Kings-International-Relati...）：> 马里掌握着我们了解该时代大部分知识的关键。巴比伦遗址多年来在地质上发生了沉降，所以现在…
There's an interesting anti-parallel to ancient mesopotamian history. From the superlative book Brotherhood of Kings ( http://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Kings-International-Relati... ): > Mari holds the key to much of our knowledge of this era. The site of Babylon has physically sunk over the years so that now the…
我脑子里马上能想到的有这么几本：Amanda H Podany 写的《Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East》——讲的是古代近东不同统治者之间的国际关系是如何运作的。涵盖了各种…
Here are a few that come to mind right now: Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East by Amanda H Podany - Covers how international relations worked between the different rulers of the Ancient Near East. Covers different things…
《Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World》https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780747411/ 《Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East》https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195313984/ 《The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the Economy Bigger》https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691136408/…
Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780747411/ Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195313984/ The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the Economy Bigger https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691136408/…
原评论十有八九想到的是 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199858683/ （《Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East》）。这是一本非常棒的书。其中一个次要主题确实是：美索不达米亚的各城邦国王在与埃及做贸易时困难重重。美索不达米亚似乎…
The original comment is almost certainly thinking of https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199858683/ (Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East). It's a very good book. A minor theme is indeed that Mesopotamian city-kings had a hard time trading with Egypt. Mesopotamia seems to have…
古代美索不达米亚历史上有一个很有意思的相反对照。摘自极其精彩的《Brotherhood of Kings》（http://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Kings-International-Relati...）：> 马里掌握着我们了解该时代大部分知识的关键。巴比伦遗址多年来在地质上发生了沉降，所以现在…
There's an interesting anti-parallel to ancient mesopotamian history. From the superlative book Brotherhood of Kings ( http://www.amazon.com/Brotherhood-Kings-International-Relati... ): > Mari holds the key to much of our knowledge of this era. The site of Babylon has physically sunk over the years so that now the…
我脑子里马上能想到的有这么几本：Amanda H Podany 写的《Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East》——讲的是古代近东不同统治者之间的国际关系是如何运作的。涵盖了各种…
Here are a few that come to mind right now: Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East by Amanda H Podany - Covers how international relations worked between the different rulers of the Ancient Near East. Covers different things…
《Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World》https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780747411/ 《Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East》https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195313984/ 《The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the Economy Bigger》https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691136408/…
Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780747411/ Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195313984/ The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the Economy Bigger https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691136408/…