Sumer and the Sumerians - Couverture souple

Crawford, Harriet E. W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521388503 ISBN 13 : 9780521388504

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Crawford Harriet E W

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilizations, with a literate, urban culture and highly-developed political institutions. Writing primarily for a non-specialist audience but drawing on the most up-to-date historical and archaeological sources, Harriet Crawford reviews the extraordinary social and technological developments in the region over a period of two millennia, from 3800 to 2000 BC. She describes the physical environment and discusses architecture, trade and industry, the development of writing, and changes in social and political structures. The final chapter examines the shift in power during this period from the 'temple' to the 'palace'.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Harriet Crawford is an Honorary Visiting Professor in the Institute of Archaeology, University College London and Research Fellow at the McDonald Institute, Cambridge. She has excavated extensively in Iraq and the Gulf. Her previous publications include The Architecture of Iraq in the Third Millenium BC (1977) and Dilmun and its Gulf Neighbours (Cambridge University Press, 1998).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521388503
• ISBN 13: 9780521388504
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192