The view from the periphery

Juval Portugali

Chapter 4 in The Second Urban Revolution, 2025, pp 104-120 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: As noted by its subtitle, this book suggests a view from the periphery on the first (and second) urban revolution. From this perspective, the first urban revolution metaphorically resembles an earthquake that is followed by a sequence of aftershock events: that is, the first urban revolution that originated in Mesopotamia and is discussed in Chapter 1 was followed by the rise and fall of three local urban revolutions and cultures. In many ways, the process resembled the cyclic and tidal process described by the Arab historian and philosopher Ibn Khaldūn (1332–1406), driven by two opposing forces: the nomadic-pastoral society, on one hand, and the sedentary urban society, on the other. The third tidal urban process, occurring at the beginning of the first millennium BCE, was associated with the emergence of ancient Israel, which forms the focus of Chapter 5 that follows.

Keywords: Ibn Khaldūn; Self-organized integration and disintegration; Circular diffusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035350117
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