Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape (Case Studies in Early Societies)
by Roderick J. McIntosh
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Author: Roderick J. McIntoshEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-07
ISBN: 0521012430
Number of pages: 278
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Summary of Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape (Case Studies in Early Societies)
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 series of profound transforms to the human-land relations and this book illustrates how each transform marked a leap in complexity.Niger Books
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