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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      06 December 2010
      08 November 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511778445
      9780521760775
      9781107652453
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511778445
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 215 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 216 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 215 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Prehistory, Archaeology
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    Book description

    In this book, Justin Jennings argues that globalization is not just a phenomenon limited to modern times. Instead he contends that the globalization of today is just the latest in a series of globalizing movements in human history. Using the Uruk, Mississippian, and Wari civilizations as case studies, Jennings examines how the growth of the world's first great cities radically transformed their respective areas. The cities required unprecedented exchange networks, creating long-distance flows of ideas, people, and goods. These flows created cascades of interregional interaction that eroded local behavioral norms and social structures. New, hybrid cultures emerged within these globalized regions. Although these networks did not span the whole globe, people in these areas developed globalized cultures as they interacted with one another. Jennings explores how understanding globalization as a recurring event can help in the understanding of both the past and the present.

    Awards

    A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2011

    Reviews

    'Jennings provides a lucid argument supported by archaeological data and a compelling case for a unified approach that eliminates artificial distinctions between past and present. This book would work well in advanced undergraduate and graduate classes on theory and others that deal with comparative analysis more generally.'

    Source: American Journal of Archaeology

    ‘Jennings's work is carefully constructed, compactly argued, and quite convincing. As such, it is indispensable reading for anyone interested in studying globalization as [a] timeless human phenomenon. Essential.'

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