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BL
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711491
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b533680
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| Main Entry
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Algaze, Guillermo,1954-
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| Title & Author
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Ancient Mesopotamia at the dawn of civilization : : the evolution of an urban landscape /\ Guillermo Algaze
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2008
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xviii, 230 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0226013774 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780226013770 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-219) and index
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| Contents
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The Sumerian takeoff -- Factors hindering our understanding of the Sumerian takeoff -- Modeling the dynamics of urban growth -- Early Mesopotamian urbanism : why? -- Early Mesopotamian urbanism : how? -- The evidence for trade -- Early Mesopotamian urbanism in comparative perspective -- The synergies of civilization -- Conclusion: The Mesopotamian conjuncture -- Epilogue: Early Sumerian civilization : a research agenda
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Cities and towns, Ancient-- Iraq
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City planning-- Iraq
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Commerce, Prehistoric-- Iraq
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Iraq, Civilization, To 634
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| Dewey Classification
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307.760935
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| LC Classification
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HT114.A524 2008
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HT114.A524 2008
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