The Uruk World System: The Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Uruk World System Most archaeologists and historians of the ancient Near East have focused on the internal transformations that led to the emergence of early cities and states. In "The Uruk World System," Guillermo Algaze concentrates on the unprecedented and wide-ranging process of external expansion that coincided with the rapid initial crystallization of Mesopotamian civilization. In this extensive study, he con...
Full description- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Published: 05 July 2005
- Format: Paperback 174 pages
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- Categories: General & World History | Middle Eastern History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780226013824 ISBN 10: 0226013820
- Sales rank: 381,841
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Full description for The Uruk World System
Most archaeologists and historians of the ancient Near East have focused on the internal transformations that led to the emergence of early cities and states. In "The Uruk World System," Guillermo Algaze concentrates on the unprecedented and wide-ranging process of external expansion that coincided with the rapid initial crystallization of Mesopotamian civilization. In this extensive study, he contends that the rise of early Sumerian polities cannot be understood without also taking into account the developments in surrounding peripheral areas. This new edition includes a substantial new chapter that explores recent data and interpretations of the expansion of Uruk settlements across Syro-Mesopotamia.
