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BL
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1039772
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b794142
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| Main Entry
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Maisels, Charles Keith.
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| Title & Author
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The emergence of civilization : : from hunting and gathering to agriculture, cities, and the state in the Near East /\ Charles Keith Maisels.
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| Edition Statement
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Pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, ©1993.
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1 online resource (xx, 395 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0203450647
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: 9780203450642
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-383) and index.
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| Contents
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Preliminary; Introduction; The premisses of social succession; The ecology of the Zagrosian Arc; The origin and growth of villages; The heartland of cities; The institutions of urbanism; Theories of the state; From status to state; Modelling societies: modes of production; Ideology and political economy of the Mesopotamian state; Summary and overview; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Civilization.
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HISTORY-- Ancient-- General.
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Middle East, Civilization, To 622.
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Middle East.
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| Dewey Classification
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939.4
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| LC Classification
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DS57.M37 1993eb
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