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Uruk

The First City
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"Uruk: the First City" is the first fully historical analysis of the origins of the city and of the state in southern Mesopotamia, the region providing the earliest evidence in world history related to these seminal developments. Contrasting his approach - which has been influenced by V. Gordan Childe and by Marxist theory - with the neo-evolutionist ideas of (especially) American anthropological theory, the author argues that the innovations that took place during the 'Uruk' period (most of the fourth millennium B.C.) were a 'true' revolution that fundamentally changed all aspects of society and culture. This book is unique in its historical approach and its combination of archaeological and textual sources. It develops an argument that weaves together a vast amount of information and places it within a context of contemporary scholarly debates on such questions as the ancient economy and world systems. It explains the roots of these debates briefly without talking down to the reader. The book is accessible to a wider audience, while it also provides a cogent argument about the processes involved to the specialist in the field.

Author Biography:

Mario Liverani teaches the History of the Ancient Near East at the University of Rome 'La Sapienz'. He is Lincei Academic and honorary member of the American Oriental Society. He is the coordinator of the archaeological expedition in the Acacus (Libyan Sahara). He has published Ancient Orient (1991), War and Diplomacy in the Ancient Orient (1994), and Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiography (2004, Equinox). Equinox has also translated into English Israel's History and the History of Israel (2005). Zainab Bahrani is Edith Porada Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. Marc Van De Mieroop is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Departments of History and Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University.
Release date Australia
January 15th, 2006
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributors
  • Translated by Marc Van De Mieroop
  • Translated by Zainab Bahrani
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
10 figures
Imprint
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Pages
96
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Dimensions
156x234x8
ISBN-13
9781845531935
Product ID
2497825

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