Baghdad, an imperial foundation (762–836CE)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23480643
AutoresFrançoise Micheau (autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Páginas397-415
Fecha de publicación2015-03-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaEarly Cities in Comparative Perspective, 4000 BCE-1200 CE (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cho9781139035606.025
OpenAlexW2505142512
ISBN9781139035606
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas7

Teotihuacan is often viewed as an impressive ancient city, but it must be understood as a regional phenomenon that included the city, its suburban periphery and surrounding countryside, as well as more distant rural settlements and populations as part of its sociospatial landscape. The urbanization of Teotihuacan was concurrently a process of ruralization of the surrounding region. This chapter explores Teotihuacan both internally and regionally, in an attempt to consider the social terrain of this early state from a holistic perspective. It discusses current conceptualizations, based on archaeological research, of Teotihuacan's political development and the organization of its rural and urban communities. Additional archaeological research at Teotihuacan period settlements across the Basin of Mexico is needed for fully comprehending the regional economic structure of this ancient state. Abundant research focused within the urban core continues to bring city life at Teotihuacan into focus, from its economic organization and socioeconomic disparities to the materialization of its governing institutions.

Archaeology · Economic growth · Foundation (evidence) · Geography · Human settlement · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · Structural basin · Urbanization · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Geology