The Social Construction of Ancient Cities
Editat de Monica L. Smithen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2010
Analyzing various urban communities from residences and neighborhoods to marketplaces and ceremonial plazas, the authors examine urban centers in Africa, Mesoamerica, South America, Mesopotamia, the Indian subcontinent, and China. Collectively they demonstrate how complex networks of social relations and structures gave rise to the formation of ancient cities, contributed to their cohesion, and sustained their growth, much as they do in modern urban centers.
The authors' analyses draw from ancient texts as well as archaeological surveys and excavations of urban architecture and other material remains, including portable objects for daily use and comestibles. They show clearly how early urban dwellers consciously developed dense interdependent social networks to satisfy their needs for food, housing, and employment, forged their own urban identities, and generally managed to thrive in the crowded, bustling, and competitive environment that characterized ancient cities. Not least of all, they suggest how urban leaders and urban dwellers negotiated a consensus that enabled them to achieve both mundane and extraordinary goals, in the process establishing their unique ritual, legal, and social status.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781588342911
ISBN-10: 1588342913
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 32 B&W ILLUS
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN-10: 1588342913
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 32 B&W ILLUS
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Notă biografică
Monica L. Smith is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles.