Early History of the Ancient near East, 9000-2000 B. C.

Name: Early History of the Ancient near East, 9000-2000 B. C.
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ISBN: 9780226586588

ISBN-10: 0226586588

ISBN-13: 9780226586588

Edition: 1988

Authors: Hans J. Nissen, Elizabeth Lutzeier, Kenneth J. Northcott

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Hans J. Nissen here provides a much-needed overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states. His approach to the study of Mesopotamian civilization differs markedly from conventional orientations, which impose a sharp division between prehistoric and historic, literate, periods. Nissen argues that this approach is too rigid to explain the actual development of that civilization. He deemphasizes the invention of writing as a turning point, viewing it as simply one more phase in the evolution of social complexity and as the result of specific social, economic, and political factors. With a unique…

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Figures


Preface to English Edition


Preface to German Edition



Sources and Problems



The Time of Settlement (ca. 9000-6000 B.C.)



From Isolated Settlement to Town (ca. 6000-3200 B.C.)



The Period of Early High Civilization (ca. 3200-2800 B.C.)



The Period of the Rival City-States (ca. 2800-2350 B.C.)



The Period of the First Territorial States (ca. 2350-2000 B.C.)



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Index