The prehistory of imperialism
essay 2001 Algaze, Guillermo, 1954

Late Chalcolithic MesopotamiaMiddle East > Middle East
In this essay Algaze argues that cases of pristine state formation, by their very nature, involve processes of external expansion that can be characterized as early examples of economic imperi...

Kurban Hröyük and the Late Chalcolithic Period in the northwest Mesopotamian periphery
essay 1986 Algaze, Guillermo, 1954

Jemdet NasrMiddle East > Middle East
Algaze describes the Late Chalcolithic findings from the site of Kurban Hoyuk, especially the ceramics. He sees Mesopotamian influence extending into Turkey during the Late Uruk period. This i...