Cornerstone - The Birth of the City in Mesopotamia Paperback / softback
by Pedro Azara, Jeffrey Swartz
Paperback / softback
Description
Taking us back to the earliest days of cities-and the earliest days of human civilization-in Mesopotamia, Pedro Azara in Cornerstone offers a contemporary view on the rise and growth of early cities and urban culture.
Investigating ruins and exploring archaeological sites, Azara helps us understand how the earliest cities looked and felt, what the first architects and their buildings were like, and what nascent aesthetic ideals they upheld.
Azara's scholarship is rigorous and far-reaching, but his writing is agile, direct, and entertaining as he not only brings the far-distant past to life, but teases out its relevance for our understanding of contemporary culture as well.
The result is a fascinating glimpse into our history and a fresh new take on the origins of the civilization of some of our most ancient ancestors.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:106 pages
- Publisher:Editorial Tenov S.L.
- Publication Date:23/10/2015
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- ISBN:9788493923174
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:106 pages
- Publisher:Editorial Tenov S.L.
- Publication Date:23/10/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9788493923174