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In recent years the concept of 'diversity' has gained a leading place in academic thought, business practice and public policy worldwide. Although variously used, 'diversity' tends to refer to patterns of social difference in terms of certain key categories. Today the foremost categories shaping discourses and policies of diversity include race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexuality and age; further important notions include class, language, locality, lifestyle and legal status. The Routledge Handbook of Diversity Studies will examine a range of such concepts along with historical

Cover -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps: the Near Eastern political system -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Territory and Borders -- 1. Inner vs. Outer Territory -- 2. Universal Control -- 3. The Boundaries of the World -- 4. Symbolic Attainment of the World Border -- 5. The Coexistence of Different States -- 6. Moving Borders -- 7. The Boundary as a Watershed for Taxation -- 8. The Boundary as a Watershed for Responsibilities -- 9. Runaways and Extradition -- 10. Messengers and 'Ambassadors' -- Part II. War and Alliance -- 11. The One against Many -- 12. War as Elimination ofthe Rebels -- 13. Conquest as a Cosmic Organization -- 14. Peace as Submission -- 15. Ordeal by War -- 16. The Rules of War -- 17. The Battle of Megiddo -- 18. Peace as Mutual Recognition -- 19. The Ideology of Protection -- 20. The Ideology of Brotherhood -- Part III. Circulation of Goods -- 21. Priority and Continuity of the Redistributive Pattern -- 22. Intervention of the Reciprocal Pattern -- 23. Accumulation vs. Circulation -- 24. Self-sufficiency vs. Interdependence -- 25. The Ideology of Life -- 26. Hatshepsut and Punt: Trade or Tribute? -- 27. Wen-Amun and Zakar-Ba'al: Gift or Trade? -- 28. The Annals of Tuthmosis III: Tribute or Gift? -- 29. The Origins of Tribute -- 30. Equal vs. Unequal Marriages -- 31. Conclusions -- Chronologies -- Notes -- Index.