Empire and Ethnicity: A Social History of Deportation in Assyria and Karduniaš during the First Millennium BCE by Adrianne L. Spunaugle A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Near Eastern Studies) in the University of Michigan 2020 Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor C. Jay Crisotomo, Co-Chair Associate Research Scientist Geoff Emberling, Co-Chair Professor Paul-Alain Beaulieu, University of Toronto Professor Gottfried Hagen Professor Henry Wright