Description
| Product ID: | 9780415096591 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Emergence of Civilization |
| Subtitle: | From Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture, Cities, and the State of the Near East |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Keith Maisels |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, European history, Middle Eastern history, Ancient history, Cultural studies, European history, Middle Eastern history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Cultural studies, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Mediterranean Sea |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern Region. The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern region. Charles Maisels argues that our present assumptions about state formation, based on nineteenth century speculations, are wrong. His investigation illuminates the changes in scale, complexity and hierarchy which accompany the development of civilisation. The book draws conclusions about the dynamics of social change and the processes of social evolution in general, applying those concepts to the rise of Greece and Rome, and to the collapse of the classical Mediterranean world. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1993-07-15 |
