The Evolution of the Ancient City - Urban Theory and the Archaeology of the Fertile Crescent

Informationen zum Autor Alexander R. Thomas, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at SUNY Oneonta. He is co-editor, with Dr. Gregory Fulkerson, of the Urban-Rural Dynamics book series. He has published numerous books and articles on cities and their relationship with the countryside, including In Gotham's Shadow , The Evolution of the Ancient City , and Critical Rural Theory . He is also author of the newly released book The Sociological Predicament . Klappentext The Evolution of the Ancient City is an interdisciplinary look at how cities developed from Hunter-Gatherer societies to centers of vast empires in the Fertile Crescent between 21,500 BCE and 1,200 BCE. The reader is guided through each stage of social evolution and its consequences for our understanding of modern cities. As a result, urban theory must adapt to this long-range view of the city. Zusammenfassung The Evolution of the Ancient City is an interdisciplinary look at how cities developed from Hunter-Gatherer societies to centers of vast empires in the Fertile Crescent between 21!500 BCE and 1!200 BCE. The reader is guided through each stage of social evolution and its consequences for our understanding of modern cities. As a result! urban theory must adapt to this long-range view of the city. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Social Science and the City Chapter 2: Parameters of Social Evolution Chapter 3: Evolution and the City Chapter 4: The Change Chapter 5: Rural Villages Chapter 6: Rise of the City Chapter 7: The Dawn of History Chapter 8: The City in the World Chapter 9: Rethinking the City

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• Autori: Alexander Thomas, Alexander R. Thomas, Thomas Alexander R.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9780739138694
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-3869-4
• Pagine: 220
• Serie: Comparative Urban Studies; Comparative Urban Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Urban communities, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory