LEADER 00000cam a22008533i 4500 001 ocn949644073 003 OCoLC 005 20211008041809.0 006 m o d 007 cr |n||||||||| 008 160511s2016 enk ob 001 0 eng d 019 1166996727 020 9781316471142|q(electronic book) 020 1316471144|q(electronic book) 020 9781316555729|q(electronic book) 020 1316555720|q(electronic book) 020 9781316500682|q(paperback) 020 1316500683 020 |z9781107134652|q(hardback ;|qalkaline paper) 020 |z110713465X|q(hardback ;|qalkaline paper) 035 (OCoLC)949644073|z(OCoLC)1166996727 040 YDXCP|beng|epn|cYDXCP|dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dCUS|dN$T|dIDEBK |dEBLCP|dOCLCQ|dU3W|dUUM|dOCLCA|dOTZ|dOCLCQ|dTKN|dLEAUB |dAU@|dUKAHL|dOCLCQ|dOCL|dOCLCQ|dLUN|dOCLCQ|dK6U|dOCLCO 043 n-usp-- 049 RIDW 050 4 S616.Y4 072 7 BUS|x054000|2bisacsh 082 04 333.91/309533|223 090 S616.Y4 100 1 Harrower, Michael J.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names /no2013031535 245 10 Water histories and spatial archaeology :|bancient Yemen and the American West /|cMichael J. Harrower (Johns Hopkins University). 264 1 Cambridge, United Kingdom :|bCambridge University Press, |c2016. 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 505 0 Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of plates; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Water histories and Orientalism; Water histories and the archetypes of America and Arabia; Geopolitics of East and West: Commonalities and contemporary conflict; 2 Comparison and juxtaposition in archaeology; Spatial analysis and spatial theory in studies of water histories; Water histories of ancient Yemen: comparison and juxtaposition in space and time; Water, space/time, and the beginnings of agriculture. 505 8 Water, space/time, and the rise of complex politiesThe future of comparison, juxtaposition, and spatial archaeology; 3 Water histories of ancient Yemen in global comparative perspective; Irrigation, hunting, and gathering; Water, irrigation, and pastoralism; Water, irrigation, and incipient farming; Irrigation among chiefdoms, kingdoms, and states; Long-term water histories of ancient Yemen in comparative perspective; 4 Water and the beginnings of pastoralism and agriculture in Southwest Arabia; The beginnings of Southwest Arabian pastoralism. 505 8 Spatial dimensions of water flow and cattle grazing territories along Wadi SanaThe beginnings of Southwest Arabian irrigation; Spatial dimensions of water flow and irrigable areas along Wadi Sana; Agricultural origins, frontiers, and water in ancient Southwest Arabia; 5 Water histories of Southwest Arabian kingdoms (and the American West); The elaboration of agriculture and irrigation in Bronze Age Yemen; Intermediate-scale irrigation: A comparative perspective; Irrigation and the rise of Iron Age kingdoms; Spatial dimensions of water flow and ancient Southwest Arabian kingdoms. 505 8 Irrigation, the Kingdom of Himyar, and the rise of highland powerWater, complex polities, and spatial heterogeneity in ancient Southwest Arabia; 6 Conclusion; Water histories, contrastive juxtaposition, and spatial archaeology; Water and ancient transitions to agriculture; Water and the rise of ancient complex polities; Xenophobia, water crises, and the War on Terror; Bibliography; Index; Plates. 520 Compares ancient Southwest Arabia with the American West to illustrate revealing similarities and contrasts surrounding water usage. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 648 7 To 1500|2fast 650 0 Irrigation|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85068283|zYemen (Republic)|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n81053408-781|xHistory|yTo 1500.|0https: //id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006121 650 0 Irrigation|zWest (U.S.)|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh2008104928|xHistory.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99005024 650 0 Water-supply|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85145648|zYemen (Republic)|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n81053408-781|xHistory|yTo 1500.|0https: //id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006121 650 0 Human geography|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85005570|zYemen (Republic)|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n81053408-781|xHistory|yTo 1500.|0https: //id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006121 650 0 Water-supply|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85145648|zWest (U.S.)|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85146140-781|xHistory.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99005024 650 0 Human geography|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85005570|zWest (U.S.)|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85146140-781|xHistory.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99005024 650 0 Spatial analysis (Statistics) in archaeology.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008005522 650 0 East and West|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85040522|xHistory.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh99005024 650 7 Irrigation.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/979502 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 650 7 Water-supply.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1172350 650 7 Human geography.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 963107 650 7 Spatial analysis (Statistics) in archaeology.|2fast|0https ://id.worldcat.org/fast/1745939 650 7 Antiquities.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/810745 650 7 East and West.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/901090 650 7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS|xReal Estate|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 651 0 Yemen (Republic)|xAntiquities.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh92000951 651 0 West (U.S.)|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85146140|xAntiquities.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh99002344 651 7 Yemen (Republic)|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1309629 651 7 West United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1243255 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 776 08 |iPrint version:|z9781107134652|z110713465X|w(DLC) 2015039554|w(OCoLC)929863214 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=1230527|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. 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