Norman Yoffee (25 May 1944) is a senior fellow of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University.[1] He was previously professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Yoffee is the editor of The Cambridge world history volume 3: Early cities in comparative perspective, 4000 BCE–1200 CE.[2][3]
Selected publications
[edit]- The collapse of ancient states and civilizations. University of Arizona Press, 1988. (Edited by George L. Cowgill) ISBN 978-0816510498
- Archaeological theory: Who sets the agenda? Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993. (New Directions in Archaeology) (Editor with Andrew Sherratt) ISBN 978-0521440141
- Early stages in the evolution of Mesopotamian civilization: Soviet excavations in northern Iraq. University of Arizona Press, 1994.
- Myths of the archaic state: Evolution of the earliest cities, states, and civilizations. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005. ISBN 978-0521818377
- Excavating Asian history: Interdisciplinary studies in archaeology and history. University of Arizona Press, 2006. (Edited with Bradley L. Crowell) ISBN 978-0816524181
- Negotiating the past in the past: Identity, memory, and landscape in archaeological research. University of Arizona Press, 2008. (Editor) ISBN 978-0816526703
- Questioning collapse: Human resilience, ecological vulnerability, and the aftermath of empire. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009. (edited with Patricia McAnany)
- The Cambridge world history volume 3: Early cities in comparative perspective, 4000 BCE–1200 CE. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2015. (Editor) ISBN 9780521190084
References
[edit]- ^ Norman Yoffee. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ The Cambridge World History Volume 3: Early Cities in Comparative Perspective, 4000 BCE–1200 CE. Cambridge Histories Online. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Norman Yoffee - "Early Cities and the Evolution of History". FHSSVideos, YouTube, 7 August 2013. 1m.48s. Retrieved 20 February 2016.