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Description for Uruk
Paperback. Provides historical analysis of the origins of the city and of the state in southern Mesopotamia. This book develops an argument that weaves together an amount of information and places it within a context of contemporary scholarly debates on such questions as the ancient economy and world systems. Translator(s): Mieroop, Marc van de; Bahrani, Zainab. Series: Bibleworld. Num Pages: 96 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
"Uruk: the First City" is the first fully historical analysis of the origins of the city and of the state in southern Mesopotamia, the region providing the earliest evidence in world history related to these seminal developments. Contrasting his approach - which has been influenced by V. Gordan Childe and by Marxist theory - with the neo-evolutionist ideas of (especially) American anthropological theory, the author argues that the innovations that took place during the 'Uruk' period (most of the fourth millennium B.C.) were a 'true' revolution that fundamentally changed all aspects of society and culture. This book is unique in ... Read more
"Uruk: the First City" is the first fully historical analysis of the origins of the city and of the state in southern Mesopotamia, the region providing the earliest evidence in world history related to these seminal developments. Contrasting his approach - which has been influenced by V. Gordan Childe and by Marxist theory - with the neo-evolutionist ideas of (especially) American anthropological theory, the author argues that the innovations that took place during the 'Uruk' period (most of the fourth millennium B.C.) were a 'true' revolution that fundamentally changed all aspects of society and culture. This book is unique in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Bibleworld
Condition
New
Weight
185g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845531935
SKU
V9781845531935
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About Mario Liverani
Mario Liverani is Professor of History of the Ancient Near East at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'.
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