Emergence of Civilization - From Hunting Gathering to Agriculture, Cities, State of Near East

Informationen zum Autor Charles Keith Maisels Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 1 The disciplines of archaeology and anthropology 2 The premisses of social succession 3 The ecology of the Zagrosian Arc 4 The origin and growth of villages 5 The heartland of cities 6 The institutions of urbanism 7 Theories of the state 8 From status to state 9 Modelling societies: modes of production 10 Ideology and political economy of the Mesopotamian state 11 Summary and overview

Product details

• Authors: Maisels, Charles Keith Maisels
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.06.2016
• EAN: 9781138140455
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14045-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)