What Makes Civilization?
The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
(Sprache: Englisch)
A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid
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A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid
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A vivid new account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia where many of the foundations of modern life were laid
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „What Makes Civilization? “
- Chronological Chart
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction: a clash of civilizations?
- Part One: The Cauldron of Civilization
- 1: Camouflaged Borrowings
- 2: On the Trail of Blue-Haired Gods
- 3: Neolithic Worlds
- 4: The (First) Global Village
- 5: Origin of Cities
- 6: From the Ganges to the Danube: the Bronze Age
- 7: Cosmology and Commerce
- 8: The Labours of Kingship
- Part Two: Forgetting the Old Regime
- 9: Enlightenment from a Dark Source
- 10: Ruined Regimes: Egypt at the Revolution
- Conclusion: What Makes Civilization?
- Further Reading
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von David Wengrow
David Wengrow is Professor of Comparative Archaeology at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. He also held positions at Christ Church, University of Oxford, the Warburg Institute, and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He has conducted fieldwork in Africa and the Middle East, most recently in Iraqi Kurdistan, and writes widely on the early cultures and societies of those regions, including their role in shaping modern political identities.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: David Wengrow
- 2018, 240 Seiten, 6 Abbildungen, Maße: 12,8 x 19,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199699429
- ISBN-13: 9780199699421
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.01.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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