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Hans J. Nissen here provides a much-needed overview of 7000 years of development in the ancient Near East from the beginning of settled life to the formation of the first regional states. His approach to the study of Mesopotamian civilization differs markedly from conventional orientations, which impose a sharp division between prehistoric and historic, literate, periods. Nissen argues that this approach is too rigid to explain the actual development of that civilization. He deemphasizes the invention of writing as a turning point, viewing it as simply one more phase in the evolution of social complexity and as the result of specific social, economic, and political factors.With a unique combination of material culture analysis written data, Nissan traces the emergence of the earliest isolated settlements, the growth of a network of towns, the emergence of city states, and finally the appearance of territorial states. From his synthesis of the prehistoric and literate periods comes a unified picture of the development of Mesopotamian economy, society, and culture. Lavishly illustrated,__The Early History of the Ancient Near East, 9000-2000 B.C.__is an authoritative work by one of th

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Author

Hans Jörg Nissen; Elizabeth Lutzeier; Kenneth J Northcott

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226586564

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Ancient History

Rating

3.52 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13