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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811257303321

Autore

Maisels Charles Keith

Titolo

The emergence of civilization : from hunting and gathering to agriculture, cities, and the state in the Near East / / Charles Keith Maisels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993

ISBN

9780415096591

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Disciplina

939.4

Soggetti

Civilization, Ancient - Middle East

Middle East Civilization To 622

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in paperback 1993.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Preliminary; Introduction; The premisses of social succession; The ecology of the Zagrosian Arc; The origin and growth of villages; The heartland of cities; The institutions of urbanism; Theories of the state; From status to state; Modelling societies: modes of production; Ideology and political economy of the Mesopotamian state; Summary and overview; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern Region.