Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East

ISBN-13: 9781107533745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 372 str.

Omur Harmansah

Opis

This book investigates the practice of constructing cities in the ancient Near East, bringing together architecture and cultural history.

Recenzje

'This book takes a fresh approach to some of the issues addressed, deeply embedded in theoretical considerations from recent general archaeological and anthropological literature.' Landscape History

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Landscapes of change: cities, politics, and memory; 3. The land of Aššur: the making of Assyrian landscapes; 4. City and the festival: monuments, urban space, and spatial narratives; 5. Upright stones: architectural technologies and the poetics of urban space; 6. Cities, place, and desire.