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028			_a: Donated by Prof. Romila Thapar
082			_a931 CER
100			_aCeram, C. W.
245			_aThe Secret of the Hittites _b: The Discovery of an Ancient Empire. _c/C. W. Ceram.
260			_aLondon _b : Phoenix Press _c , 1956.
300			_axiv, 281p. _c: 24cm.
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520			_aThe author of the acclaimed Gods, Graves, and Scholars tells the dramatic tale of the Hittites, an Indo-European people who became a dominant power in the Middle East. Their struggle in Egypt with Ramses II for control of Syria led to one of the greatest battles of the ancient world. The fall of the Hittite empire was sudden, and historical records were scarce--until the discovery of cuneiform tablets yielded a rich store of information on which this work is based. "...a saga richly charged with dramatic twists and with enthralling accounts of scholarly detective work."--The Atlantic.
650			_aHittites
650			_a Ancient Empire
650			_aHistory of Europe
700			_aC. W. Ceram
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