Ancient West Asian Civilization | Buch

Cover: 9789811005534 | Ancient West Asian Civilization | Akira Tsuneki (u. a.) | Buch | viii

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This book explores aspects of the ancient civilization in West Asia, which has had a great impact on modern human society¿agriculture, metallurgy, cities, writing, regional states, and monotheism, all of which appeared first in West Asia during the tenth to first millennia BC.

The editors specifically use the term "West Asia" since the "Middle East" is seen as an Eurocentric term. By using this term, the book hopes to mitigate potential bias (i.e. historical and Western) by using a pure geographical term. However, the "West Asia" region is identical to that of the narrower "Middle East," which encompasses modern Iran and Turkey from east to west and Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula from north to south.

This volume assembles research from different disciplines, such as the natural sciences, archaeology and philology/linguistics, in order to tackle the question of which circumstances and processes these significant cultural phenomena occurred in West Asia. Scrutinizing subjects such as the relations between climate, geology and human activities, the origins of wheat cultivation and animal domestication, the development of metallurgy, the birth of urbanization and writing, ancient religious traditions, as well as the treatment of cultural heritage, the book undertakes a comprehensive analysis of West Asian Civilization that provided the common background to cultures in various areas of the globe, including Europe and Asia.

These contributions will attempt to demonstrate a fresh vision which emphasizes the common cultural origin between Europe and West Asia, standing in opposition to the global antagonism symbolized by the theory of "Clash of Civilizations."

Zusammenfassung

Scrutinizes the interaction between environment and human society in ancient West Asia

Utilizes natural science and humanities, field work and documentary sources, toward the comprehensive understanding of West-Asian civilizations

Points out the commonness of Asia and European civilizations to overcome the global antagonism symbolized by the theory of "Clash of civilizations"

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction._ Part 1: Environment of the ancient West Asia._ Part 2: Great transformations in prehistory._ Part 3: Urbanization and the change of human societies._ Part 4: Importance of cultural heritage._ Synthesis: Ancient West Asian civilization as the foundation of all modern civilizations - some observations and future directions._ Concluding Remarks.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Altertum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	viii 230 S. 51 s/w Illustr. 69 farbige Illustr. 230 p. 120 illus. 69 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9789811005534
ISBN-10:	9811005532
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-981-10-0553-4
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Tsuneki, Akira Yamada, Shigeo Hisada, Ken-ichiro
Redaktion:	Tsuneki, Akira Yamada, Shigeo Hisada, Ken-Ichiro
Herausgeber:	Akira Tsuneki/Shigeo Yamada/Ken-ichiro Hisada
Auflage:	1st edition 2017
Hersteller:	Springer Springer Singapore
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Akira Tsuneki (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.08.2016
Gewicht:	0,573 kg