{"product_id":"comparative-urban-studies-alexander-r-thomas-9780739138694","title":"The Evolution of the Ancient City: Urban Theory and the Archaeology of the Fertile Crescent","description":"Urban theory and archaeology merge to create a readable discussion of how ancient cities came to be. Although many consider our modern social ills to be the consequence of Capitalism, many urban problems are traceable to pre-Capitalist times and thus are more related to Urbanization. Ancient cities shared many characteristics with modern cities. For instance, the ancient cities of Rome and Carthage at the time of Christ had population densities approaching that of Manhattan Island today. The Canaanites, fifteen hundred years before, lived in cities oriented toward trade and dependent upon mass production of such items as wine, olive oil, and the pottery to contain such goods. Over three thousand years before the Common Era, the city of Uruk was part of a larger \"global system\" that resembled in its own way the globalization that we know today. Cities first arose in Mesopotamia about 5,500 years ago, but for 5,500 years before the rise of cities the small agricultural village was the most complex form of human social organization--clearly there was nothing inevitable about the city. \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of the Ancient City\u003c\/i\u003e explores what we can learn of modern cities by tracing the development of ancient cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander R. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739138693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739138694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.36w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011","brand":"Alexander R. Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120127635711,"sku":"9780739138694","price":121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8b74397-185b-4439-8b3d-50a28485117c.jpg?v=1687412686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comparative-urban-studies-alexander-r-thomas-9780739138694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}