Ancient City - New Perspectives on Urbanism in the Old and New World

Cities are so common today that we cannot imagine a world without them. More than half of the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is growing. Yet for most of our history, there were no cities. Why, how, and when did urban life begin?

Summary

Why, how, and when did urban life begin? Ancient cities have much to tell us about the social, political, religious, and economic conditions of their times--and also about our own.

Product details

• Assisted by: Joyce Marcus (Editor), Jeremy A Sabloff (Editor), Jeremy A. Sabloff (Editor)
• Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2008
• EAN: 9781934691021
• ISBN: 978-1-934691-02-1
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 181 mm x 254 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 793 g
• Series: School for Advanced Research R; School for Advanced Research R
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories