Ancient Middle Niger (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521012430)

The cities of West Africa's Middle Niger, only recently brought to the world's attention, make us rethink the 'whys' and the 'wheres' of ancient urbanism. They present the archaeologist with a novelty; a non-nucleated, clustered city-plan with no centralized, state-focused power. This book explores the emergence of these cities in the first millennium B.C. and the evolution of their hinterlands from the perspective of the self-organized landscape. Cities appeared in a series of profound transforms to the human-land relations and this book illustrates how each transform marked a leap in complexity.

Author: Roderick J. McIntosh
ISBN-10: 0521012430
ISBN-13: 9780521012430
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2005
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2006 pg. 337