This book is for professionals, students, and general readers interested in ancient cities. It takes a transdisciplinary and scientific approach and presents a series of 30 case studies of early cities. Readers will find descriptions of specific ancient settlements, set in a thematically-organized novel framework.
This book is for professionals, students, and general readers interested in ancient cities. It takes a transdisciplinary and scientific approach and presents a series of 30 case studies of early cities. Readers will find descriptions of specific ancient settlements, set in a thematically-organized novel framework.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael Smith is Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. An archaeologist who has directed excavations at Aztec sites, he has forged a new approach to the scientific and comparative analysis of early cities based on transdisciplinary research projects that link ancient and contemporary urbanism. He has published fifteen books and more than 150 articles.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Premodern cities and the wide urban world 2. The prehistory of energized crowding 3. The size of cities and settlements 4. States, cities, and power 5. Markets, crafts, and urban life 6. Top-down insitutions and the scale of urban life 7. Generative forces and urban life 8. The value of premodern cities today.
1. Premodern cities and the wide urban world 2. The prehistory of energized crowding 3. The size of cities and settlements 4. States, cities, and power 5. Markets, crafts, and urban life 6. Top-down insitutions and the scale of urban life 7. Generative forces and urban life 8. The value of premodern cities today.
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