Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
"Today's city dwellers may think of urban living as an improvement over the existence of our hunting and gathering ancestors. But Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney explains that our modern tendency to live in cities isn't the result of an inevitable march towards progress. Beginning roughly 12,000 years ago, a sudden change in human behavior determined the very nature of modern civilization. And archaeological evidence from some of the world's first cities -- such as Jericho in the West Bank of Palestine, Catal Huyuk in Turkey, and even early prehistoric settlements in Egypt -- suggests that living in cities may bring just as many problems as it solves." -- website |
Notes |
Off-air recording of Discovery Channel broadcast December 12, 2009. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
Credits |
Director: Chaz Gray ; Producer: Dave Freed |
Performer |
Presenter: Kara Cooney |
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No rating given |
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DVD |
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Originally produced : Discovery Channel |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Cities and towns -- History
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Egypt -- History
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Egypt -- Social life and customs
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Author |
Gray, Chaz
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Freed, Dave
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Cooney, Kara
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Discovery Channel (Firm)
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