The gens or 'clan', a key social formation in archaic Rome, has given rise to considerable interpretative problems for modern scholarship. In this comprehensive exploration of the subject, C.J. Smith examines the mismatch between the ancient evidence and modern interpretative models influenced by social anthropology and political theory. He offers a detailed comparison of the gens with the Attic genos and illustrates, for the first time, how recent changes in the way we understand the genos may impact upon our understanding of Roman history. This significant work makes an important...

There are two major differences in concept between this volume and others in the International Histological Classification of Tu mours series. The first of these is the inclusion of more clinical aspects than has usually been the case and the second is a con centration on a more limited range of conditions. There are sev eral reasons for adopting this approach. With regard to both cancer and pre cancer of the oral mucosa, we believe it is impor tant that general pathologists, in whose interests this volume has primarily been written, should be informed of the significance of the clinical...