Emergence and Change in Early Urban Societies

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This book gives an overview of different factors involved in the emergence and change in early urban societies in fourth-millennium Mesopotamia and Egypt;

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:466 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Fundamental Issues in Archaeology
Antal sidor:302
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781489918505

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Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi

Innehållsförteckning

I. Introduction.- 1 · Early Urban Societies: Challenges and Perspectives.- II. Old world.- 2 · Arslantepe-Malatya: External Factors and Local Components in the Development of an Early State Society.- 3 · Urbanism and the Rise of Complex Society and the Early State in Egypt.- 4 · China’s First Cities: The Walled Site of Wangchenggang in the Central Plain Region of North China.- III. New world.- 5 · Teotihuacan: Urban Archetype, Cosmic Model.- 6 · Ideology, Power, and State Formation in the Valley of Oaxaca.- 7 · Clues to the System of Power in the City of Oxkintok.- 8 · Reconstructing Huari: A Cultural Chronology for the Capital City.- 9 · Political Institutional Factors Contributing to the Integration of the Tiwanaku State.- 10 · Population and Agriculture in the Emergence of Complex Society in the Bolivian Altiplano: The Case of Tiwanaku.- IV. Conclusion.- 11 · Recapitulation and Concluding Remarks.