Assyrian Books

can someone link me some GOOD books with actual real information regarding the Assyrian empire/civilization and warefare , that goes for babylon and akkad as well
 
The latest book about Assyrians

Revival and Awakening: American Evangelical Missionaries in Iran and the Origins of Assyrian Nationalism By  Adam H. Becker (Author)

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Most Americans have little understanding of the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East. They assume that the two are rooted fundamentally in regional history, not in the history of contact with the broader world. However, as Adam H. Becker shows in this book, Americans?through their missionaries?had a strong hand in the development of a national and modern religious identity among one of the Middle East's most intriguing (and little-known) groups: the modern Assyrians. Detailing the history of the Assyrian Christian minority and the powerful influence American missionaries had on them, he unveils the underlying connection between modern global contact and the retrieval of an ancient identity.       

American evangelicals arrived in Iran in the 1830s. Becker examines how these missionaries, working with the ?Nestorian? Church of the East?an Aramaic-speaking Christian community in the borderlands between Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire?catalyzed, over the span of sixty years, a new national identity. Instructed at missionary schools in both Protestant piety and Western science, this indigenous group eventually used its newfound scriptural and archaeological knowledge to link itself to the history of the ancient Assyrians, which in time led to demands for national autonomy. Exploring the unintended results of this American attempt to reform the Orient, Becker paints a larger picture of religion, nationalism, and ethnic identity in the modern era.


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ASHOOR
 
If we go by the title alone , neither of the words 'revival' and 'awakening' mean to create something that didn't exist before.

Both words are self-explanatory: something/someone is there already, but wasn't active or self-aware and something had to be done to bring them to their previous state.



Let us use a different fictional example: I was very passionate and knowledgable of playing the piano when I was 3-6 years old. Then, for the next 45 years or so, I not only forgot how to play it, I almost forgot the instrument even exists. Then I met someone who was a master at playing the piano and helped re-introduce me to it again and that is when my previous passion for playing the piano was reignited. He revived and reawaken my passion for the piano after I had all but forgotten about it completely. 

Ok, my example may not be perfectly applicable but it is to demonstrate the use of these two words.

Ashoor
 
I am currently reading this amazing book by Joel E. Werda from 1924:

The Flickering Light of Asia
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It focuses on the genocide during WW1 mostly but also some years before. It goes into what happened in Ottoman lands but also a lot about Iranian lands, these amazing Assyrian military stories seem to be mostly forgotten throughout history so I highly recommend it for those who wonder about the Assyrian self-defense during Seyfo. The life and achievements of Agha Petros are highlighted quite a bit and it's a joy to read about, it also has many rare photographs. But perhaps the most powerful are the chapters about our dear patriarch Mar Shimun Benyamin and the heartbreaking tragedy of what eventually happened to him, God rest his soul.
 
Joe25 said:
I am currently reading this amazing book by Joel E. Werda from 1924:

The Flickering Light of Asia
22517755-origpic-a8c868.jpg


It focuses on the genocide during WW1 mostly but also some years before. It goes into what happened in Ottoman lands but also a lot about Iranian lands, these amazing Assyrian military stories seem to be mostly forgotten throughout history so I highly recommend it for those who wonder about the Assyrian self-defense during Seyfo. The life and achievements of Agha Petros are highlighted quite a bit and it's a joy to read about, it also has many rare photographs. But perhaps the most powerful are the chapters about our dear patriarch Mar Shimun Benyamin and the heartbreaking tragedy of what eventually happened to him, God rest his soul.

Thanks bro, I will check it out
 
POTENTIAL: The Assyrian Quest for Identity: What does it mean to be an Assyrian from a Christian perspective?

Paperback  ? September 17, 2015
by Steve Netniss (Author)

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[/What does Christianity say about ethnicity? This book is a retelling of the biblical story with an emphasis on ethnicity, along with an overview of the Assyrian people. It is written to Assyrians and Non-Assyrians who want to take a journey into the past that will help us to have new conversations about the future. This book will retell the story of the Bible and help us to see how the first Christians interacted with their own Jewishness. The Assyrian language, culture and memory is slowly disappearing. This is an engaging book with wide-ranging impact on how this ancient, Christian nation, formed thousands of years before the writing of the Bible, can deal quote]


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ASHOOR said:
POTENTIAL: The Assyrian Quest for Identity: What does it mean to be an Assyrian from a Christian perspective?

Paperback  ? September 17, 2015
by Steve Netniss (Author)

51ZkXxsZEnL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg


[/What does Christianity say about ethnicity? This book is a retelling of the biblical story with an emphasis on ethnicity, along with an overview of the Assyrian people. It is written to Assyrians and Non-Assyrians who want to take a journey into the past that will help us to have new conversations about the future. This book will retell the story of the Bible and help us to see how the first Christians interacted with their own Jewishness. The Assyrian language, culture and memory is slowly disappearing. This is an engaging book with wide-ranging impact on how this ancient, Christian nation, formed thousands of years before the writing of the Bible, can deal quote]


Click here to buy it!


Looks promising but you should know ASHOOR, I'm making my own book right now :)

You might post it here someday =3
 
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