The early history of the ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C.

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The early history of the ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C.

Hans J. Nissen ; translation by Elizabeth Lutzeier, with Kenneth J. Northcott

University of Chicago Press, 1988

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

タイトル別名

Grundzüge einer Geschichte der Frühzeit des Vorderen Orients

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注記

Bibliography: p. 203-210

Includes index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780226586564

内容説明

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 combination of material culture analysis written data, Nissan traces the emergence of the earliest isolated settlements, the growth of a network of towns, the emergence of city states, and finally the appearance of territorial states. From his synthesis of the prehistoric and literate periods comes a unified picture of the development of Mesopotamian economy, society, and culture. Lavishly illustrated, "The Early History of the Ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C." is an authoritative work by one of the most insightful observers of the evolution and character of Mesopotamian civilization.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780226586588

内容説明

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 combination of material culture analysis written data, Nissan traces the emergence of the earliest isolated settlements, the growth of a network of towns, the emergence of city states, and finally the appearance of territorial states. From his synthesis of the prehistoric and literate periods comes a unified picture of the development of Mesopotamian economy, society, and culture. Lavishly illustrated, The Early History of the Ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C. is an authoritative work by one of the most insightful observers of the evolution and character of Mesopotamian civilization.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA04540739
  • ISBN
    • 0226586561
    • 0226586588
  • LCCN
    87025530
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 原本言語コード
    ger
  • 出版地
    Chicago ; London
  • ページ数/冊数
    xiv, 215 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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