The Uruk World System: Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization - Hardcover

Algaze

 
9780226013817: The Uruk World System: Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization

Synopsis

A consideration of the unprecedented and wide-ranging process of external expansion that coincided with the rapid initial crystallization of Mesopotamian civilization. The author contends that the rise of early Sumerian polities cannot be understood without also taking into account developments in surrounding peripheral areas.

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About the Author

Guillermo Algaze, a MacArthur Fellow, is professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego.

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ISBN 10:  0226013820 ISBN 13:  9780226013824
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2005
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