Book contents
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Urban Archaeological Pasts
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Case Studies
- Preface
- One Premodern Cities and the Wide Urban World
- Two The Prehistory of Energized Crowding
- Three The Size of Cities and Settlements
- Four States, Cities, and Power
- Five Markets, Crafts, and Urban Life
- Six Top-Down Institutions and the Scale of Urban Life
- Seven Generative Forces and Urban Life
- Eight The Value of Premodern Cities Today
- Book part
- References
- Index
Two - The Prehistory of Energized Crowding
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2023
Book contents
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Urban Archaeological Pasts
- Urban Life in the Distant Past
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Case Studies
- Preface
- One Premodern Cities and the Wide Urban World
- Two The Prehistory of Energized Crowding
- Three The Size of Cities and Settlements
- Four States, Cities, and Power
- Five Markets, Crafts, and Urban Life
- Six Top-Down Institutions and the Scale of Urban Life
- Seven Generative Forces and Urban Life
- Eight The Value of Premodern Cities Today
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 2 focuses on the key concept of the book, “energized crowding.” After a theoretical and comparative introduction, the chapter outlines the succession of early pre-urban settlements, from Paleolithic hunting camps through Neolithic villages.
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- Urban Life in the Distant PastThe Prehistory of Energized Crowding, pp. 34 - 58Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023