Project Description

The Creation of Imperial Communities in the Ancient World: The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the First Millennium BC

Presented by Steven Garfinkle, PhD

Professor or History at Western Washington University

Professor Garfinkle’s research focuses on economic and administrative history in Mesopotamia, particularly in the third millennium BCE. His work has explored the notion of private entrepreneurship and the line between private and public, a topic so central in modern society.