What makes civilization? : the ancient Near East and the future of the West / David Wengrow.
By: Wengrow, D
Series: Wengrow, DavidPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xx, 217 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780192805805Subject(s): Civilization, Western | Civilization, Western -- Middle Eastern influences | Comparative civilization | Western countries -- Relations -- Middle East | Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634 | Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C | Middle East -- Relations -- Western countriesLOC classification: DS69.5 | .W43 2010| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-208) and index.
Chronology chart -- Introduction: A clash of civilizations? -- pt. 1. The cauldron of civilization -- Camouflaged borrowings -- On the trail of blue-haired gods -- Neolithic worlds -- The (first) global village -- Origin of cities -- From the Ganges to the Danube : the Bronze Age -- Cosmology and commerce -- The labours of kingship -- pt. 2. Forgetting the old regime -- Enlightenment from a dark source -- Ruined regimes : Egypt at the revolution -- Conclusion: What makes civilization?