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What Makes Civilization? : the Ancient Near East and the Future of the West.

In What Makes Civilization?, archaeologist David Wengrow provides a vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (today's Iraq). These two regions, where many foundations of modern life were laid, are usually treated in isolation. Now, they are bro...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wengrow, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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