What makes civilization? The ancient Near East and the future of the West - Wengrow, David 1972- (Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press, 2010)
Chronology chartIntroduction: A clash of civilizations? -- pt. 1. The cauldron of civilization -- Camouflaged borrowings -- On the trail of blue-haired gods -- Neolithic worlds -- The (first) global village -- Origin of cities -- From the Ganges to the Danube : the Bronze Age -- Cosmology and commerce -- The labours of kingship -- pt. 2. Forgetting the old regime -- Enlightenment from a dark source -- Ruined regimes : Egypt at the revolution -- Conclusion: What makes civilization?
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Keywords: Civilization, Western; Civilization, Western -- Middle Eastern influences; Comparative civilization; Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C; Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634; Western countries -- Relations -- Middle East; Middle East -- Relations -- Western countries; Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C; Iraq -- History -- To 634; Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634