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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wengrow, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2010.
Subjects:
To 634
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Western > Middle Eastern influences.
Comparative civilization.
Civilisation occidentale.
Civilisation occidentale > Influence moyen-orientale.
Civilisation comparée.
Civilization
Civilization, Western
Civilization, Western > Middle Eastern influences
Comparative civilization
International relations
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
Middle East.
Regions & Countries - Africa.
Iraq > Civilization > To 634.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.
Western countries > Relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Relations > Western countries.
Irak > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 634.
Égypte > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C.
Egypt
Iraq
Middle East
Western countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Chronology Chart; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Clash of Civilizations?; PART I: THE CAULDRON OF CIVILIZATION; PART II: FORGETTING THE OLD REGIME; Conclusion: What Makes Civilization?; Further Reading; Picture Acknowledgements; Index.

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