The Uruk World System, second edition: The Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization: The Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization, Second Edition - Softcover

Algaze, Guillermo

 
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Synopsis

Most archaeologists and historians of the ancient Near East have focused on the internal transformations that led to the emergence of early cities and states. In The Uruk World System, Guillermo Algaze concentrates on the unprecedented and wide-ranging process of external expansion that coincided with the rapid initial crystallization of Mesopotamian civilization. In this extensive study, he contends that the rise of early Sumerian polities cannot be understood without also taking into account the developments in surrounding peripheral areas. This new edition includes a substantial new chapter that explores recent data and interpretations of the expansion of Uruk settlements across Syro-Mesopotamia.

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About the Author

Guilllermo Algaze is professor of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of The Uruk World System: The Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization, now in its second edition from the University of Chicago Press.

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ISBN 10:  0226013812 ISBN 13:  9780226013817
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1993
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