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El. knyga: Water Histories and Spatial Archaeology: Ancient Yemen and the American West

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(The Johns Hopkins University)
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  • Išleidimo metai: 03-May-2016
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781316554043
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  • Formatas: PDF+DRM
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-May-2016
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781316554043
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This book offers a new interpretation of the spatial-political-environmental dynamics of water and irrigation in long-term histories of arid regions. It compares ancient Southwest Arabia (3500 BCAD 600) with the American West (2000 BCAD 1950) in global context to illustrate similarities and differences among environmental, cultural, political, and religious dynamics of water. It combines archaeological exploration and field studies of farming in Yemen with social theory and spatial technologies, including satellite imagery, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping. In both ancient Yemen and the American West, agricultural production focused not where rain-fed agriculture was possible, but in hyper-arid areas where massive state-constructed irrigation schemes politically and ideologically validated state sovereignty. While shaped by profound differences and contingencies, ancient Yemen and the American West are mutually informative in clarifying human geographies of water that are important to understandings of America, Arabia, and contemporary conflicts between civilizations deemed East and West.

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' the author makes a compelling case for the relevance of his choice with regard to 'human geographies of water' The reader interested in irrigation and water resource use in Yemen, especially for the pre-Islamic period, will not be disappointed by this work.' Daniel Martin Varisco, Review of Middle East Studies ' an important contribution to new water theory, which is relevant for many geographic areas and time periods. theoretically rich work ' Journal of Near Eastern Studies 'This book addresses the long-term environmental as well as economic history of the Yemen case study and contextualizes it within the wider discipline. Archaeohydrology as a discipline benefits from the approach taken in this book.' American Anthropologist

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Compares ancient Southwest Arabia with the American West to illustrate revealing similarities and contrasts surrounding water usage.
List of Plates
vii
List of Figures and Tables
viii
Acknowledgments ix
1 Introduction: Comparing water histories of America and Arabia
1(28)
Water histories and Orientalism
8(3)
Water histories and the archetypes of America and Arabia
11(11)
Geopolitics of East and West: Commonalities and contemporary conflict
22(7)
2 Comparison and juxtaposition in archaeology: Water, agriculture, and state formation in space and time
29(22)
Spatial analysis and spatial theory in studies of water histories
34(4)
Water histories of ancient Yemen: Comparison and juxtaposition in space and time
38(3)
Water, space/time, and the beginnings of agriculture
41(5)
Water, space/time, and the rise of complex polities
46(3)
The future of comparison, juxtaposition, and spatial archaeology
49(2)
3 Water histories of ancient Yemen in global comparative perspective
51(33)
Irrigation, hunting, and gathering
54(6)
Water, irrigation, and pastoralism
60(4)
Water, irrigation, and incipient farming
64(8)
Irrigation among chiefdoms, kingdoms, and states
72(10)
Long-term water histories of ancient Yemen in comparative perspective
82(2)
4 Water and the beginnings of pastoralism and agriculture in Southwest Arabia
84(28)
The beginnings of Southwest Arabian pastoralism
86(11)
Spatial dimensions of water flow and cattle grazing territories along Wadi Sana
93(4)
The beginnings of Southwest Arabian irrigation
97(12)
Spatial dimensions of water flow and irrigable areas along Wadi Sana
104(5)
Agricultural origins, frontiers, and water in ancient Southwest Arabia
109(3)
5 Water histories of Southwest Arabian kingdoms (and the American West)
112(41)
The elaboration of agriculture and irrigation in Bronze Age Yemen
116(4)
Intermediate-scale irrigation: A comparative perspective
120(5)
Irrigation and the rise of Iron Age kingdoms
125(19)
Spatial dimensions of water flow and ancient Southwest Arabian kingdoms
134(10)
Irrigation, the Kingdom of Himyar, and the rise of highland power
144(6)
Water, complex polities, and spatial heterogeneity in ancient Southwest Arabia
150(3)
6 Conclusion: Water histories, comparison, geopolitics, and spatial archaeology
153(14)
Water histories, contrastive juxtaposition, and spatial archaeology
154(2)
Water and ancient transitions to agriculture
156(2)
Water and the rise of ancient complex polities
158(3)
Xenophobia, water crises, and the War on Terror
161(6)
Bibliography 167(40)
Index 207
Michael J. Harrower is Assistant Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at The Johns Hopkins University and has over fifteen years of archaeological experience exploring the remote desert highlands of Ethiopia, Jordan, Yemen and Oman. He is a leading-expert in spatial technologies, and is co-editor, with Douglas C. Comer, of Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space (2013).
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