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Early Mesopotamia : society and economy at the dawn of history / J.N. Postgate.

By: Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.Description: xxiii, 367 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780415110327 (pbk.) :
  • 0415110327 (pbk.) :
  • 0415008433 (hbk.)
  • 9780415008433 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS69.5 .P64 1994
Contents:
Part I. Setting the scene. 1. Mesopotamia: the land and the life -- 2. Cities and dynasties -- 3. The written record -- Part II. Institutions. 4. City and countryside -- 5. Household and family -- 6. The temple -- 7. The palace -- Part III. The economic order. 8. Crops and livestock -- 9. Water and land -- 10. The domestic economy -- 11. Foreign trade -- Part IV. The social order. 12. Craft and labour -- 13. War and peace -- 14. Religion and politics -- 15. Laws and the law -- 16. Order and disorder.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DS 69.5 .P64 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5055922

Part I. Setting the scene. 1. Mesopotamia: the land and the life -- 2. Cities and dynasties -- 3. The written record -- Part II. Institutions. 4. City and countryside -- 5. Household and family -- 6. The temple -- 7. The palace -- Part III. The economic order. 8. Crops and livestock -- 9. Water and land -- 10. The domestic economy -- 11. Foreign trade -- Part IV. The social order. 12. Craft and labour -- 13. War and peace -- 14. Religion and politics -- 15. Laws and the law -- 16. Order and disorder.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-355) and index.

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