Sumer and the Sumerians
Presentación del editor: "Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilizations, with a literate, urban culture and highly-developed political institutions. In this fully revised and expanded edition of her classic text, Sumer and the Sumerians, Harriet Crawford reviews the extraordi...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2002
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| Edición: | Reprint |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000106029708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The rediscovery of the ancient Near East: the physical environment
- History, chronology and social organization
- Patterns of settlement and agriculture
- Town planning and temple architecture
- Public buildings and private housing
- Upper Mesopotamia
- Life, death and the meaning of the universe
- Manufacturing industries
- Trade
- Writing and the arts
- Conclustions: the development of Sumerian society.
