Tag: urbanization
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From Baghdad to London: Lessons from one thousand years of urbanisation in Europe and the Arab world
Vox: From Baghdad to London: Lessons from one thousand years of urbanisation in Europe and the Arab world Baghdad was a wonder of the world in the year 800 while London was an economic backwater. By 1800, London was the largest city in the world while Arab cities languished. Recent research attributes this ‘trading places’…
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Household: Household and Diaspora
The Jewish dispersion (diaspora) was another factor that impacted the Jewish idea of family and household. The diaspora began in 722 B.C.E. when the Assyrians conquered the northern Kingdom. Many Israelites were taken to other parts of the Assyrian Empire, and other Assyrians were resettled in their place. The newcomers brought their religions with them,…