Book contents
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Urban Archaeological Pasts
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Case Studies
- Preface
- One Premodern Cities and the Wide Urban World
- Two The Prehistory of Energized Crowding
- Three The Size of Cities and Settlements
- Four States, Cities, and Power
- Five Markets, Crafts, and Urban Life
- Six Top-Down Institutions and the Scale of Urban Life
- Seven Generative Forces and Urban Life
- Eight The Value of Premodern Cities Today
- Book part
- References
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2023
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Urban Archaeological Pasts
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Case Studies
- Preface
- One Premodern Cities and the Wide Urban World
- Two The Prehistory of Energized Crowding
- Three The Size of Cities and Settlements
- Four States, Cities, and Power
- Five Markets, Crafts, and Urban Life
- Six Top-Down Institutions and the Scale of Urban Life
- Seven Generative Forces and Urban Life
- Eight The Value of Premodern Cities Today
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Urban Life in the Distant PastThe Prehistory of Energized Crowding, pp. xv - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023