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1、thecambridgeworldhistory*VOLUMEIIIFromthefourthmillenniumbcetotheearlysecondmillen-niumce,theworldbecameaworldofcities.Thisvolumeexploresthiscriticaltransformation,fromtheappearanceoftheearliestcitiesinMesopotamiaandEgypttotheriseofcitiesinAsiaandthe
2、Mediterraneanworld,Africa,andtheAmericas.Throughcasestudiesandcomparativeaccountsofkeycitiesacrosstheworld,leadingscholarschartthewaysinwhichthesecitiesgrewasnodalpointsofpilgrimagesandceremonies,exchange,storage,andredistribution,andcentersfordefens
3、eandwarfare.Theyshowhowinthesecities,alongwiththeirassociatedandrestructuredcountrysides,newritualsandcere-moniesconnectedleaderswithcitizensandthegods,newiden-titiesascitizenswerecreated,andnewformsofpowerandsovereigntyemerged.Theyalsoexaminehowthis
4、unpreced-entedconcentrationofpeopleledtodisease,violence,slavery,andsubjugationsofunprecedentedkindsandscales.NormanYoffeeisProfessorEmeritusintheDepartmentsofNearEasternStudiesandAnthropologyattheUniversityofMichigan,andSeniorFellowattheInstitutefor
5、theStudyoftheAncientWorldatNewYorkUniversity,aswellaseditoroftheCambridgeWorldArchaeologyseries.Downloadedfromhttp:/www.cambridge.org/core.CornellUniversity,on03Jan2017at20:35:49,subjecttotheCambridgeCoretermsofuse,availableathttp:/www.cambridge.org/
6、core/terms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CHO9781139035606thecambridgeworldhistoryTheCambridgeWorldHistoryisanauthoritativenewoverviewofthedynamicfieldofworldhistory.Itcoversthewholeofhumanhistory,notsimplyhistorysincethedevelopmentofwrittenrecords,inanex
7、pandedtimeframethatrepresentsthelatestthinkinginworldandglobalhistory.Withover200essays,itisthemostcomprehensiveaccountyetofthehumanpast,anditdrawsonabroadinternationalpoolofleadingacademicsfromawiderangeofscholarlydisciplines.Reflectingtheincreasing
8、awarenessthatworldhistorycanbeexaminedthroughmanydifferentapproachesandatvaryinggeographicandchronologicalscales,eachvolumeoffersregional,topical,andcomparativeessaysalongsidecasestudiesthatprovidedepthofcoveragetogowiththebreadthofvisionthatisthedis
