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Cover: 9780199699421 | What Makes Civilization? | David Wengrow | Taschenbuch | 240 S. | 2018
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What Makes Civilization?
The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
Taschenbuch von David Wengrow
Sprache: Englisch

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A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid
A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid
Über den Autor
David Wengrow is Professor of Comparative Archaeology at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. He also held positions at Christ Church, University of Oxford, the Warburg Institute, and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He has conducted fieldwork in Africa and the Middle East, most recently in Iraqi Kurdistan, and writes widely on the early cultures and societies of those regions, including their role in shaping modern political identities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Chronological Chart

  • Preface and Acknowledgements

  • Introduction: a clash of civilizations?

  • Part One: The Cauldron of Civilization

  • 1: Camouflaged Borrowings

  • 2: On the Trail of Blue-Haired Gods

  • 3: Neolithic Worlds

  • 4: The (First) Global Village

  • 5: Origin of Cities

  • 6: From the Ganges to the Danube: the Bronze Age

  • 7: Cosmology and Commerce

  • 8: The Labours of Kingship

  • Part Two: Forgetting the Old Regime

  • 9: Enlightenment from a Dark Source

  • 10: Ruined Regimes: Egypt at the Revolution

  • Conclusion: What Makes Civilization?

  • Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 217
Inhalt: 240 S.
ISBN-13: 9780199699421
ISBN-10: 0199699429
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wengrow, David
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: 20 black and white plates; 6 maps
Maße: 195 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Wengrow
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.01.2018
Gewicht: 0,281 kg
preigu-id: 109746619
Über den Autor
David Wengrow is Professor of Comparative Archaeology at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. He also held positions at Christ Church, University of Oxford, the Warburg Institute, and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He has conducted fieldwork in Africa and the Middle East, most recently in Iraqi Kurdistan, and writes widely on the early cultures and societies of those regions, including their role in shaping modern political identities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Chronological Chart

  • Preface and Acknowledgements

  • Introduction: a clash of civilizations?

  • Part One: The Cauldron of Civilization

  • 1: Camouflaged Borrowings

  • 2: On the Trail of Blue-Haired Gods

  • 3: Neolithic Worlds

  • 4: The (First) Global Village

  • 5: Origin of Cities

  • 6: From the Ganges to the Danube: the Bronze Age

  • 7: Cosmology and Commerce

  • 8: The Labours of Kingship

  • Part Two: Forgetting the Old Regime

  • 9: Enlightenment from a Dark Source

  • 10: Ruined Regimes: Egypt at the Revolution

  • Conclusion: What Makes Civilization?

  • Further Reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 217
Inhalt: 240 S.
ISBN-13: 9780199699421
ISBN-10: 0199699429
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wengrow, David
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: 20 black and white plates; 6 maps
Maße: 195 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Wengrow
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.01.2018
Gewicht: 0,281 kg
preigu-id: 109746619
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