Sumer and the Sumerians
Sumer and the Sumerians
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USDMesopotamia 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
- 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
Reviews & endorsements
'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
Product details
October 2004Paperback
9780521533386
264 pages
244 × 188 × 15 mm
0.57kg
87 b/w illus. 9 maps
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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.
