Description: Explore the fascinating history of the ancient Near East and its impact on the future of the West with David Wengrow's "What Makes Civilization? In What Makes Civilization?archaeologist David Wengrow investigates the origins of farming, writing, andcities in ancient Mesopotamia You say Iand Egypt, and explores the connectionsbetween these two civilizations. It is the story of how people first createdkingdoms and monuments to the gods and, just as importantly, how they pioneeredeveryday practices that we might now take for granted, such as familiar ways ofcooking food and keeping the house and body clean. Why have these ancientcultures, where so many features of modern life originated, come to symbolizethe remote and the exotic? Today, perhaps more than ever, he argues, thebeleaguered cultural heritage of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia stands as awarning for the future. A warning of the sacrifices people will tolerate topreserve their chosen form of life; of the potential for unfettered expansionthat exists within any cultural tradition; and of the blood perhaps yet to bespilled, on the altar of a misguided notion of civilization.
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Book Title: What Makes Civilization? : the Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Ancient / General, General, Ancient / Egypt, Middle East / Iran
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Author: David Wengrow
Item Length: 5.3 in
Item Width: 7.8 in
Format: Hardcover
