TitleEurasia at the dawn of history : urbanization and social change / [edited by] Manuel Fernańdez-Goẗz, Dirk Krausse
ImprintNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2016
Connect tohttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316550328
Descript 1 online resource (xviii, 420 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

SUMMARY

Our current world is characterized by life in cities, the existence of social inequalities, and increasing individualization. When and how did these phenomena arise? What was the social and economic background for the development of hierarchies and the first cities? The authors of this volume analyze the processes of centralization, cultural interaction, and social differentiation that led to the development of the first urban centres and early state formations of ancient Eurasia, from the Atlantic coasts to China. The chronological framework spans a period from the Neolithic to the Late Iron Age, with a special focus on the early first millennium BC. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach structured around the concepts of identity and materiality, this book addresses the appearance of a range of key phenomena that continue to shape our world


SUBJECT

  1. Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia -- Social life and customs
  2. Prehistoric peoples -- Eurasia -- Social conditions
  3. Social archaeology -- Eurasia
  4. Eurasia -- Antiquities
  5. Cities and towns
  6. Ancient -- Eurasia
  7. Urbanization -- Eurasia -- History -- To 1500
  8. Social change -- Eurasia -- History -- To 1500
  9. Group identity -- Eurasia -- History -- To 1500
  10. Material culture -- Eurasia -- History -- To 1500