Early Civilizations of the Old World: The Formative Histories of Egypt, the Levant, Mesopotamia, India and China by Charles Maisels - 2001

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London and New York: Routledge - An Imprint of Routledge, Chapman and Hall, Inc., 2003. Third Printing . Trade Paperback. Fine. 6" x 9. 479 Pages Indexed. As new condition. In this new paperback edition of Early Civilizations of the Old World, Charles Keith Maisels traces the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history. In each case the ecological and economic background to growth, geographical factors, cross-cultural intersection and the rise of urbanism are examined, explaining how particular forms of social structure and cultural interaction developed from before the Neolithic period to the time of the first civilizations in each area. This volume challenges the traditional assumption of a band-tribe-chiefdom-state sequence and instead demonstrates that large complex societies can flourish without social classes and the state, as dramatically shown by the Indus civilization. Such features as the use of Childe's urban revolution theory as a means of comparison for each… Read More

Paperback. Good. Same day dispatch. Internally a nice clean and unmarked copy but listed only as good as there is some wear to the covers.

London: Routledge, 2005. Card covers in clean, tidy condition, 483pp. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback / softback. New. Tracing the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history, Early Civilisations of the Old World explains how particular forms of social structure and cultural interaction developed from before the Neolithic period.

Routledge, 2001-05-18. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Routledge, 2001. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 480 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches.

Routledge, 2001-05-19. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing