[PDF.37vw] Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-Organizing Landscape (Case Studies in Early Societies)

Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-Organizing Landscape (Case Studies in Early Societies)

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 | #2751846 in Books |  2005-11-07 |  2005-09-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.71 x5.98l,.98 | File type: PDF | 278 pages

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||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| One of the most important discoveries of our time...|By jason mackie|I would recommend this book to anybody interested in understanding how a society can coordinate equitably and sustainably without despotism, widespread warfare, and government corruption. McIntosh's description of a heterarchical, self-organizing landscape is truely enlightening and inspiring. This book is a m| |"...an impressive, path-breaking explanation of the origin of urban settlements on the Middle Niger River, climaxed by a fascinating final chapter in which the author offers a comparative overview of the archaeology of urban landscapes in Mesopotamia, the Nile

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 se...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-Organizing Landscape (Case Studies in Early Societies)   |  Roderick J. McIntosh.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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