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DUSINBERRE, Elspeth R.M., Empire, Authority, and Autonomy in Achaemenid Anatolia. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2015. 1st paperback ed. XXVI,374p. Richly ills.(B&W photographs and line drawings). Paperback. 'Chapter 1 being the introduction, chapters 2–7 consider six main 'behavioral categories': governing (ch. 2); controlling (i.e., military) (ch. 3); drinking and eating (ch. 4); dealing with the dead (ch. 5); worshiping (ch. 6); and education (ch. 7). A concluding chapter (ch. 8) considers identities. This structure has the advantage of integrating multiple sources and avoiding traditional division according to material categories, which can obscure human action and history. (...) Its account of a rich range of widespread archaeological remains will make it useful for students and scholars, and its provocative ideas will stimulate discussion. The more subtle incorporation of provincial populations into empire is what will make this book a reference point for further studies of power and people in the Persian world.' (CATHERINE M. DRAYCOTT in American Journal of Archaeology, july 2014). € 29.50 (New) ISBN: 9781107577152