Dawn and Sunset: A Tale of the Oldest Cities in the Near East

by Michael Baizerman and Michael Baizerman

Book Overview

Dawn and Sunset tells the story of the earliest urban communities on earth that mushroomed in Mesopotamia throughout the fourth and third millennia BCE. The study of Sumerian society teaches a lesson about our own times as the roots of modern civilization have grown from that setting. The writer researches various aspects of the ancient city-state: its religion, administration, bureaucracy, agriculture, arts and crafts, foreign trade, laws, social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504936116
• ISBN13: 9781504936118
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"