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020			_a9780198152866
082			_a935 _bVAN
100			_aVan de Mieroop, Marc
245		4	_aThe Ancient Mesopotamian City
260			_bOxford University Press on Demand _c1999
300			_a269 pages
500			_aUrban history starts in Mesopotamia: the earliest known cities developed there as a result of long indigenous processes and, for millennia, the city determined every aspect of Mesopotamian civilization. Marc Van De Mieroop examines urban life in the historical period, investigating urban topography, the role of cities as centres of culture, their political and social structures, economy, literature, and the arts. He draws on material from the entirety of Mesopotamian history, from c. 3000to 300 BC, and from both Babylonia and Assyria, arguing that the Mesopotamian city can be regarded as a prototype that inspired the rest of the ancient world and shared characteristics with the European cities of antiquity.
650			_aHistory
942			_cENGLISH
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