What makes civilization? : the ancient Near East and the future of the West / / David Wengrow

• Autore: Wengrow D.
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, [New York] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 932.01
• Soggetto topico: Civilization, Western; Civilization, Western - Middle Eastern influences; Comparative civilization
• Soggetto geografico: Iraq Civilization To 634; Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C; Western countries Relations Middle East; Middle East Relations Western countries
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Chronology Chart; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Clash of Civilizations?; PART I: THE CAULDRON OF CIVILIZATION; PART II: FORGETTING THE OLD REGIME; Conclusion: What Makes Civilization?; Further Reading; Picture Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In What Makes Civilization?, archaeologist David Wengrow provides a vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (today's Iraq). These two regions, where many foundations of modern life were laid, are usually treated in isolation. Now, they are brought together within a unified history of how people first created cities, kingdoms, and monumental temples to the gods. But civilization, as Wengrow shows, is not only about such grand monuments. Just as importantly, it is also about the ordinary but fundamental practices of everyday life that we might take for g
• Titolo autorizzato: What makes civilization
• ISBN: 0-19-161349-5; 1-282-65950-2; 9786612659508; 0-19-158503-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821315703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II