Chapter one. Historical perspectives, history of scholarship and the scholars' histories Assyrian religious imperialism in Greek and Biblical sources -- Chapter two. Terror in the exercise of empire : coercion and conformity -- Chapter three. Diplomacy in the exercise of empire : high finance patronage and high profile manipulation -- Chapter four. Analysis of the exercise of empire : the organs of Assyrian imperialism and regional strategies -- Appendix one. Prelude to the intellectual and social background of the first British school of Assyriology
Summary
Neo-Assyrian religious imperialism was expressed by punitive measures such as "godnapping", and by the geographical focus and extent of the material support the Assyrians lavished on favoured polities. This work is devoted to Neo-Assyrian religious imperialism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-501) and indexes
