Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient Near East
Many early accounts of unconventional attacks remain unknown to the public, and they are reported inaccurately in modern publications. The result is misinformation, which contributes to misperception of threats and misplaced fear. Consequently, this paper aims to bring together knowledge about the a...
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| description | Many early accounts of unconventional attacks remain unknown to the public, and they are reported inaccurately in modern publications. The result is misinformation, which contributes to misperception of threats and misplaced fear. Consequently, this paper aims to bring together knowledge about the ancient Near East with modern security studies. It examines uncertainty and instability in the context of indiscriminate assault and destruction, considering memories and mythmaking. Through discussing cuneiform texts, the paper highlights the value of any report – true, false, metaphor or exaggeration – to analysing events that have triggered high public concern. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cb6c9e610314d9386249659a5d93bba2023-12-28T05:18:43ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112023-01-0181100501Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient Near EastZenobia S. Homan0Research Fellow and Project Coordinator in the Centre of Science and Security Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College London. Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United KingdomMany early accounts of unconventional attacks remain unknown to the public, and they are reported inaccurately in modern publications. The result is misinformation, which contributes to misperception of threats and misplaced fear. Consequently, this paper aims to bring together knowledge about the ancient Near East with modern security studies. It examines uncertainty and instability in the context of indiscriminate assault and destruction, considering memories and mythmaking. Through discussing cuneiform texts, the paper highlights the value of any report – true, false, metaphor or exaggeration – to analysing events that have triggered high public concern.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123001067Biological WeaponsWeapons of Mass DestructionMesopotamiaAnatoliaNear EastCuneiform |
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| title | Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient Near East |
| title_full | Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient Near East |
| title_fullStr | Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient Near East |
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| title_short | Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient Near East |
| title_sort | unconventional warfare in the ancient near east |
| topic | Biological Weapons Weapons of Mass Destruction Mesopotamia Anatolia Near East Cuneiform |
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