Ancient Mesopotamia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521575683)

This is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first flourescence of early state and urban societies in lowland Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC. The approach is explicitly anthropological, drawing on contemporary theoretical perspectives to enrich our understanding of the ancient Mesopotamian past. It explores the ways people of different genders and classes contributed and responded to political, economic, and ideological changes. The interpretations are based on studies of regional settlement patterns, faunal remains, artifact distributions and activity patterning, iconography, texts and burials.

Author: Susan Pollock, Pollock Susan
ISBN-10: 0521575680
ISBN-13: 9780521575683
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/20/1999
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.04w x 0.69d