| Ancient Mesopotamia Contributor(s): Pollock, Susan (Author), Wright, Rita P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521573343 ISBN-13: 9780521573344 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 935 |
| LCCN: 00507311 |
| Series: Case Studies in Early Societies |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first flourescence of early state and urban societies in lowland Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC. The approach is explicitly anthropological, drawing on contemporary theoretical perspectives to enrich our understanding of the ancient Mesopotamian past. It explores the ways people of different genders and classes contributed and responded to political, economic, and ideological changes. The interpretations are based on studies of regional settlement patterns, faunal remains, artifact distributions and activity patterning, iconography, texts and burials. |