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Making Ancient Cities - Space and Place in Early Urban Societies

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Investigates how the structure and use of space developed and changed in cities, and examines the role of different societal groups in shaping urbanism.

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1. Making ancient cities: new perspectives on the production of urban places Kevin D. Fisher and Andrew T. Creekmore, III; 2. The social production of space in third millennium cities of Upper Mesopotamia Andrew T. Creekmore, III; 3. North Mesopotamian urban neighborhoods at Titri¿ Höyük in the third millennium BC Yoko Nishimura; 4. Swahili urban spaces of the East African coast Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey Fleisher; 5. The production of space and identity at classic period Chunchucmil, Yucatán, Mexico Aline Magnoni, Traci Ardren, Scott Hutson and Bruce Dahlin; 6. Making the first cities on Cyprus: urbanism and social change in the Late Bronze Age Kevin D. Fisher; 7. Urbanization and the emergence of the Greek polis: the case of Azoria, Crete Rodney D. Fitzsimons; 8. The rise of a Minoan city and the (re)structuring of its hinterlands: a view from Galatas D. Matthew Buell; 9. Cahokia: the processes and principles of the creation of an early Mississippian city John E. Kelly and James A. Brown; 10. Comparing east and west: aspects of urban manufacture and retail in the capitals of the Roman and Han empires Anna Razeto; 11. Ancient open space, gardens, and parks: a comparative discussion of Mesoamerican urbanism Barbara L. Stark; 12. Different cities Norman Yoffee.

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Authors Andrew T. Creekmore, III Creekmore, Andrew T Creekmore III, Andrew T. Creekmore III
Assisted by Andrew Creekmore (Editor), III Creekmore (Editor), Andrew T. Creekmore III (Editor), Kevin Fisher (Editor), Kevin D. Fisher (Editor), Kevin D. (University of British Columbia Fisher (Editor)
Publisher Cambridge University Press ELT
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 24.10.2019
 
EAN 9781107660700
ISBN 978-1-107-66070-0
No. of pages 441
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history
Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity
Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

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