What Makes Civilization?

What Makes Civilization?
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9780199699421
ISBN-13 : 0199699429
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Book Synopsis What Makes Civilization? by : David Wengrow

Download or read book What Makes Civilization? written by David Wengrow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'What Makes Civilization?', archaeologist David Wengrow provides a vivid account of the 'birth of civilization' in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (today's Iraq). These two regions, where many foundations of modern life were laid, are usually treated in isolation. Now, they are brought together within a unified history.


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