The great Zigrat of Ur in Iraq today
Muhammad Al Ali/Aramie
Between the two rivers
Moudhy al-Rashid (Hachett) (UK, February 20); WW Norton (USA, August 12th)
The new and fascinating book tells the very old history of Mesopotamia, the land between the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers. Between the two rivers Moudhy Al-Rashid, a researcher at Oxford University, weaves together many chains of local stories covering much of Iraq today.
Ancient Mesopotamia suffers from ambiguity, at least compared to the well-known Greek, Roman and Egyptian civilizations. So…
Source: www.newscientist.com
