The Uruk World System: The Dynamics of Expansion of Early Mesopotamian Civilization - by Guillermo Algaze

Guillermo Algaze’s The Uruk World System explores the rise of the Uruk civilization in ancient Mesopotamia and its far-reaching influence across the Near East. The book offers a detailed analysis of how Uruk, one of the earliest urban centers, expanded its economic, cultural, and political reach, creating a vast trade network that helped shape the development of early civilization.