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Designed to form the basis for courses in Roman social history, this excellent resource covers original translations from sources such as inscriptions, papyri, and legal texts. Topics include:

• social inequality and class


• games, gladiators and attitudes to violence


• the role of slaves in Roman society


• economy and taxation


• the Roman legal system...

Look for the discussion guide inside.

This soaring novel introduces us to Angel Tungaraza: mother, cake baker, pillar of her community, keeper of secrets big and small. Angel's kitchen is an oasis in the heart of Rwanda, where visitors stop to order cakes but end up sharing their stories, transforming their lives, leaving with new hope. In this vibrant, powerful setting, unexpected things are beginning to happen: A most unusual wedding is planned, a heartbreaking mystery involving Angel's own family unravels, and extraordinary connections are made--as a chain of events...

Digital Imaging targets anyone with an interest in digital imaging, professional or private, who uses even quite modest equipment such as a PC, digital camera and scanner, a graphics editor such as PAINT, and an inkjet printer. Uniquely, it is intended to fill the gap between the highly technical texts for academics (with access to expensive equipment), and the superficial introductions for amateurs. The four-part treatment spans theory, technology, programs and practice. Theory covers integer arithmetic, additive and subtractive color, greyscales, computational geometry, and a new...

Zum ersten Mal erzählt: das Schicksal deutscher Künstler in Churchills Internierungslagern

Im Mai 1940 ließ Winston Churchill alle männlichen Deutschen und Österreicher zwischen 16 und 60 Jahren als »feindliche Ausländer« internieren. Die Flüchtlinge waren den Nazis gerade entkommen und wurden nun auf die Isle of Man zwischen Irland und England verbannt. Das Hutchinson Camp wurde daraufhin zu einem kreativen Zentrum, in dem einige der begabtesten Denker, Schriftsteller, Musiker und Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts lebten - unter ihnen Dadaist Kurt Schwitters.

Der...