The original landmark novel of the slave revolt against the Romans in 73BC, led by the gladiator Spartacus. Heralded as one of the great historical novels of the twentieth century--and an inspiration to generations of people who have fought against oppression and exploitation--SPARTACUS is a masterpiece of vivid storytelling from one of Scotland's finest writers.
The original landmark novel of the slave revolt against the Romans in 73BC, led by the gladiator Spartacus. Heralded as one of the great historical no...
The modern ideology of race, so important in twentieth-century Europe, incorporates both a theory of human societies and a theory of human bodies. Ian Campbell's new study examines how the elite in early modern Ireland spoke about human societies and human bodies, and demonstrates that this elite discourse was grounded in a commitment to the languages and sciences of Renaissance Humanism.Emphasising the education of all of early modern Ireland's antagonistic ethnic groups in common European university and grammar school traditions, Campbell explains both the workings of the learned English...
The modern ideology of race, so important in twentieth-century Europe, incorporates both a theory of human societies and a theory of human bodies. Ian...
