TY - BOOK AU - Postgate,J.N. TI - Early Mesopotamia: society and economy at the dawn of history SN - 9780415110327 (pbk.) : AV - DS69.5 .P64 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Iraq KW - Civilization KW - To 634 KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-355) and index; 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 ER -