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Revolutionizing a World
From Small States to Universalism in the Pre-Islamic Near East
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ISBN-13:
9781911576662
Veröffentl:
2018
Seiten:
336
Autor:
Mark Altaweel
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book investigates the long-term continuity of large-scale states and empires, and its effect on the Near East's social fabric, including the fundamental changes that occurred to major social institutions. Its geographical coverage spans, from east to west, modern-day Libya and Egypt to Central Asia, and from north to south, Anatolia to southern Arabia, incorporating modern-day Oman and Yemen. Its temporal coverage spans from the late eighth century BCE to the seventh century CE during the rise of Islam and collapse of the Sasanian Empire.
List of figures and tables1. Introduction2. Historical overview 3. Methods of analysis 4. Settlement patterns and spatial interaction modelling 5. The changing nature of cities and other settlements 6. Long-distance trade and economy before and during the age of empires 7. Material culture hybridization 8. The development of universal governments 9. The spread of common languages 10. The rise of shared and universal religions 11. Characteristics of universalism 12. The impact of universalism Appendix References Index
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