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==Households and Daily Economy==
3. Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. '''''[http://www.powells.com/book/economy-and-society-in-northern-babylonia-in-the-early-old-babylonian-period-ca-2000-1800-bc-9789042911239?partnerid=41307&p_ti Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000-1800 BC)]''''' Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven ; Sterling, Va. : Leuven: Peeters ; Dép. Oosterse Studies.
The book looks at different aspects of the Babylonian economy, including on how key day-to-day aspects functioned. The emphasis is on how households managed their affairs, from loans, to marriages, litigations, and inheritance issues. Aspects of ownership and land, including in agriculture or other resources owned are presented.
[[File:Daily_Like_in_Ancient_Mesopotamia.jpg|thumbnail|Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Karen Rhea Nemet-Najat]]
4. Nemet-Nejat, Karen Rhea. 1998. '''''[http://www.powells.com/book/daily-life-in-ancient-mesopotamia-9780313294976?partnerid=41307&p_ti Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia]'''''. The Greenwood Press “Daily Life through History” Series. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press.
The book deals with a wide range of topics about Mesopotamian society; however, one critical element is how households, including different gender and age roles, functioned in the larger economy and society of ancient Mesopotamia. We see that women, at least in Babylonia, were able to control land and wealth, including slaves. However, in other parts of Mesopotamia, particularly in northern Mesopotamia, it was more conservative and women held less power. This book provides knowledge on how people affected or were affected by the larger forces of the economy and larger society.
5. Porter, Anne. 2011. '''''[http://www.powells.com/book/mobile-pastoralism-and-the-formation-of-near-eastern-civilizations-weaving-together-society-9781107666078?partnerid=41307&p_ti Mobile Pastoralism and the Formation of Near Eastern Civilizations: Weaving Together Society]'''''. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press.
Nomadic pastoralism made a critical contribution to the Near East economy in the Bronze Age. Often tribal groups would create social connections, through marriage or blood ties, with urban dwellers. This gave urban dwellers and nomads the opportunity to either become nomadic or an urban dweller, while also helping to create social links critical for trade and exchange. Nomads often carried items across the Near East, such as textiles, while they also utilized goods found in cities such as agricultural products. This symbiotic relationship allowed both types of lifestyles, urbanism and nomadism, to thrive.
