The Emergence of Civilization
Title | The Emergence of Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Keith Maisels |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2003-12-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134863276 |
The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern region. Charles Maisels argues that our present assumptions about state formation, based on nineteenth century speculations, are wrong. His investigation illuminates the changes in scale, complexity and hierarchy which accompany the development of civilisation. The book draws conclusions about the dynamics of social change and the processes of social evolution in general, applying those concepts to the rise of Greece and Rome, and to the collapse of the classical Mediterranean world.
The Emergence of Civilisation
Title | The Emergence of Civilisation PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Keith Maisels |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 409 |
Release | 2003-12-16 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1134863284 |
The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern region. Charles Maisels argues that our present assumptions about state formation, based on nineteenth century speculations, are wrong. His investigation illuminates the changes in scale, complexity and hierarchy which accompany the development of civilisation. The book draws conclusions about the dynamics of social change and the processes of social evolution in general, applying those concepts to the rise of Greece and Rome, and to the collapse of the classical Mediterranean world.
The Emergence of Civilization
Title | The Emergence of Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Keith Maisels |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Civilization, Ancient |
ISBN | 9780415096591 |
The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern region. Charles Maisels argues that our present assumptions about state formation, based on nineteenth century speculations, are wrong. His investigation illuminates the changes in scale, complexity and hierarchy which accompany the development of civilisation. The book draws conclusions about the dynamics of social change and the processes of social evolution in general, applying those concepts to the rise of Greece and Rome, and to the collapse of the classical Mediterranean world.
Religion in the Emergence of Civilization
Title | Religion in the Emergence of Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Hodder |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2010-08-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1139492179 |
This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the role of spirituality and religious ritual in the emergence of complex societies. Involving an eminent group of natural scientists, archaeologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and theologians, this volume examines Çatalhöyük as a case study. A nine-thousand-year old town in central Turkey, Çatalhöyük was first excavated in the 1960s and has since become integral to understanding the symbolic and ritual worlds of the early farmers and village-dwellers in the Middle East. It is thus an ideal location for exploring theories about the role of religion in early settled life. This book provides a unique overview of current debates concerning religion and its historical variations. Through exploration of themes including the integration of the spiritual and the material, the role of belief in religion, the cognitive bases for religion, and religion's social roles, this book situates the results from Çatalhöyük within a broader understanding of the Neolithic in the Middle East.
Newton and the Origin of Civilization
Title | Newton and the Origin of Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Jed Z. Buchwald |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0691154783 |
Reveals the manner in which Newton strove for nearly half a century to rectify universal history by reading ancient texts through the lens of astronomy, and to create a tight theoretical system for interpreting the evolution of civilization on the basis of population dynamics
The Emergence of Civilization
Title | The Emergence of Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Keith Maisels |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 395 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0415096596 |
The Emergence of Civilisation is a major contribution to our understanding of the development of urban culture and social stratification in the Near Eastern region. Charles Maisels argues that our present assumptions about state formation, based on nineteenth century speculations, are wrong. His investigation illuminates the changes in scale, complexity and hierarchy which accompany the development of civilisation. The book draws conclusions about the dynamics of social change and the processes of social evolution in general, applying those concepts to the rise of Greece and Rome, and to the collapse of the classical Mediterranean world.
The Emergence of Civilisation
Title | The Emergence of Civilisation PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Renfrew |
Publisher | London : Methuen |
Pages | 670 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | History |
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