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Urbanism in antiquity : from Mesopotamia to Crete /
The origin and growth of cities in antiquity. The origin and growth of cities forms one of the most important chapters in human history. In this volume, 17 researchers present archaeological, epigraphic and textual data on the rise of urbanism in the ancient Near Eastern world, Cyprus to Mesopotamia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Sheffield, Eng. :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©1997.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
244. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The origin and growth of cities in antiquity. The origin and growth of cities forms one of the most important chapters in human history. In this volume, 17 researchers present archaeological, epigraphic and textual data on the rise of urbanism in the ancient Near Eastern world, Cyprus to Mesopotamia and from Crete to Egypt. Topics addressed include the influence of agriculture intensification, of trade, of craft specialization and of writing on the rise of cities. The roles of cultural elites, of ideologies and of relations between proximal urban centres are also examined. The contributors to. |
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| Notas: | Papers from a conference at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, in January 1996. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780567269881 0567269884 1281814040 9781281814043 9786611814045 6611814043 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |