Dawn And Sunset Tells The Story Of The Earliest Urban Communities On Earth That Mushroomed In Mesopotamia Throughout The Fourth And Third Millennia Bce. The Study Of Sumerian Society Teaches A Lesson About Our Own Times As The Roots Of Modern Civilization Have Grown From That Setting. The Writer Researches Various Aspects Of The Ancient City-State: Its Religion, Administration, Bureaucracy, Agriculture, Arts And Crafts, Foreign Trade, Laws, Social Classes, And Warfare-A Real Gift For Those Who Love The History Of Mankind And The Ancient Near East. "Dawn And Sunset" Is A Well Researched, Nicely Written, And Organized Account Of Early Mesopotamian History." Clarion Review "Baizerman Captures The Mechanics Of The Spectacular Rise Of A Glorious Civilization." Blueink Review "He Provides A Vivid Impression Of What Life Must Have Been Like In This Vanished World To Which Modern Life Finds Many Similarities." Kirkus Reviews