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
One - Premodern Cities and the Wide Urban World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2023
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
Summary
Chapter 1 introduces the scope of the book and my theoretical and scientific perspectives. It deals with definitions of urbanism, controversies in the study of ancient cities, and introduces connections between ancient and contemporary cities.
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- Urban Life in the Distant PastThe Prehistory of Energized Crowding, pp. 1 - 33Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023