Sumer and the Sumerians
2nd Edition
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- Author: Harriet Crawford, University College London
- Date Published: October 2004
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521533386
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Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilizations, with a literate, urban culture and highly-developed political institutions. Harriet Crawford reviews the extraordinary social and technological developments in the region over a period of two millennia (from 3800 to 2000 BC) in this fully revised and expanded edition of her classic text. Drawing on the most up-to-date historical and archaeological sources, she describes the physical environment and covers architecture, trade and industry, the development of writing, and changes in social and political structures. First Edition Hb (1991): 0-521-38175-4 First Edition Pb (1991): 0-521-38850-3
Read more- Fully revised and expanded, including a completely new chapter on Upper Mesopotamia
- Written in a style accessible to both a student and a non-specialist audience
- Reflects on the heritage of the region in the aftermath of the second Gulf War
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'the real achievement of this slim book is that Crawford does not over-generalise, but leaves the reader with an understanding of both the broad patterns as well as the differences between regions in Mesopotamia and through time.' Bibliotheca Orientalis
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: October 2004
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521533386
- length: 264 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 188 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.57kg
- contains: 87 b/w illus. 9 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The rediscovery of the ancient Near East: the physical environment
2. History, chronology and social organization
3. Patterns of settlement and agriculture
4. Town planning and temple architecture
5. Public buildings and private housing
6. Upper Mesopotamia
7. Life, death and the meaning of the universe
8. Manufacturing industries
9. Trade
10. Writing and the arts
11. Conclusions.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Origins of Western Art
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