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Alexander R. Thomas

The Evolution of the Ancient City

Urban Theory and the Archaeology of the Fertile Crescent

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Urban theory and archaeology merge to create a readable discussion of how ancient cities came to be. Although many consider our modern social ills to be the consequence of Capitalism, many urban problems are traceable to pre-Capitalist times and thus are more related to Urbanization. Ancient cities shared many characteristics with modern cities. For instance, the ancient cities of Rome and Carthage at the time of Christ had population densities approaching that of Manhattan Island today. The Canaanites, fifteen hundred years before, lived in cities oriented toward trade and dependent upon mass production of such items as wine, olive oil,… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-7391-3869-4
  • EAN: 9780739138694
  • Produktnummer: 7787030
  • Verlag: Lexington Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 232 S.
  • Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.8 cm 515 g
  • Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 515

Über den Autor


Alexander R. Thomas is associate professor of sociology at SUNY College at Oneonta and the coauthor of Critical Rural Theory (2011), also available from Lexington Books.

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