Who's Who in the Ancient Near East
ISBN: 9780415132312 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This reference work covers the peoples of Mesopotamia and the surrounding areas from the earliest historic documents in the first Dynasty of Kish up to the end of the Seleucid period.
This reference work covers the peoples of Mesopotamia and the surrounding areas from the earliest historic documents in the first Dynasty of Kish up t...
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Changing Bodies, Changing Meanings : Studies on the Human Body in Antiquity
ISBN: 9780415135849 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of papers gathers together expertise in archaeology, classical literature, patristics and the cultural reception of antiquity to present a picture of the cultural status of the human body in the ancient world. The essays, unified by the theme of the changing body, address the diversity and complexity of attitudes, practices and contexts to explore the plurality of the ancient body. They examine how the different ways in which the body altered could be a means of conveying ideologies and of experiencing the self. A wide variety of times and places within antiquity are...
This collection of papers gathers together expertise in archaeology, classical literature, patristics and the cultural reception of antiquity to prese...
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The Conquest of Assyria: Excavations in an Antique Land
ISBN: 9780415143561 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume recounts the adventures of a group of rather uncoventional people who excavated the great cities and palaces of the Ancient Near East. Charting the early discoveries, this archaeogical adventure is told in a series of close portraits of those involved. From the dramatic discoveries of colossal palaces, through to the triumphant decipherment of cuneiform, the opium smoking Botta and the restless romantic Layard were the principal characters. However, this volume also takes a look at the lesser known figures such as the learned soldier Colonel Rawlinson, the would-be Englishman and...
This volume recounts the adventures of a group of rather uncoventional people who excavated the great cities and palaces of the Ancient Near East. Cha...
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When Men Were Men: Masculinity, Power and Identity in Classical Antiquity
ISBN: 9780415146340 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Men Were Men questions the deep-set assumption that men's history speaks and has always spoken for all of us, by exploring the history of classical antiquity as an explicitly masculine story.
With a preface by Sarah Pomeroy, this study employs different methodologies and focuses on a broad range of source materials, periods and places. When Men Were Men questions the deep-set assumption that men's history speaks and has always spoken for all of us, by exploring the history o...
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Thinking Men : Masculinity and its Self-Representation in the Classical Tradition
ISBN: 9780415146357 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text explores artistic and intellectual expression in the Classical world as the self-representation of man. It starts from the premise that the history of Classical antiquity as the ancients tell it is a history of men. However, the focus of this volume is the creation, re-creation and iteration of that male self as presented in language, poetry, drama, philosophical and scientific thought and art: man constructing himself as subject in classical antiquity and beyond. This illustrated volume provides an insight into the representations of men in Classical culture.
This text explores artistic and intellectual expression in the Classical world as the self-representation of man. It starts from the premise that the ...
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701,59 zł |
Women, Men and Eunuchs: Gender in Byzantium
ISBN: 9780415146852 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The collected papers in this volume present a unique introduction both to the history of women, of men and eunuchs, or the third sex, in Byzantium and to the various theoretical and methodological approaches through which the topic can be examined. The contributors use evidence from both texts and images to give a wide-ranging picture of the place of women and Byzantine society and the perceptions of women held by that society.
Women, Men and Eunuchs offers a unique and valuable exploration of the issue of gender in Byzantium, which will fascinate anyone interested in ancient and... The collected papers in this volume present a unique introduction both to the history of women, of men and eunuchs, or the third sex, in Byzantium and...
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701,59 zł |
Women, Men and Eunuchs: Gender in Byzantium
ISBN: 9780415146869 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The collected papers in this volume present an introduction to the history of women, men and eunuchs - or the third sex - in Byzantium, and to the various theroretical and methodological approaches through which the topic can be examined. The contributors use evidence from both texts and images to give a wide-ranging picture of the place of women in Byzantine society and the perceptions of women held by that society.
The collected papers in this volume present an introduction to the history of women, men and eunuchs - or the third sex - in Byzantium, and to the var...
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218,22 zł |
Wax Tablets of the Mind: Cognitive Studies of Memory and Literacy in Classical Antiquity
ISBN: 9780415149839 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, the author argues that literacy is a complex combination of various skills, not just the ability to read and write: the technology of writing, the encoding and decoding of text symbols, the interpretation of meaning, the retrieval and display systems which organize how meaning is stored and memory. The book explores the relationship between literacy, orality and memory in classical antiquity, not only from the point of view of antiquity, but also from that of modern cognitive psychology. It examines the contemporary as well as the ancient debate about how the writing tools we...
In this volume, the author argues that literacy is a complex combination of various skills, not just the ability to read and write: the technology of ...
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Celts and the Classical World
ISBN: 9780415150903 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To observe the Celts through the eyes of the Greeks and Romans is the first aim of this book.
To observe the Celts through the eyes of the Greeks and Romans is the first aim of this book.
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Ancient Britain
ISBN: 9780415151511 / Angielski / Miękka / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text is for those first trying to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450,000 years ago, until the Roman conquest in AD 43.
This text is for those first trying to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450,000 years ago, until the Roman c...
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Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine
ISBN: 9780415159609 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine is a study of the economic crises throughout the Second Temple Period. It establishes that the single factor of the economy which united all aspects of life in ancient society was land.
Through study of a wide variety of sources, including the New Testament and classical authors, Jack Pastor looks at who owned land, and how they came to possess it. He examines the various ramifications of landownership in ancient society to ascertain its effect on livelihoods, government policies and revenues. A special emphasis is placed on debt and famine as... Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine is a study of the economic crises throughout the Second Temple Period. It establishes that the single f...
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Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches: Key Themes and Approaches
ISBN: 9780415165082 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject, and as such constitutes an invaluable reference resource. The first section deals with different aspects of life in the ancient world, such as democracy, imperialism, slavery and sexuality, while the second section covers the ideas of key ancient historians and other writers on classical antiquity. Overall this book offers an invaluable introduction to the most important ideas,...
Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimula...
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Trade, Traders and the Ancient City
ISBN: 9780415165174 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Trade, exchange and commerce touched the lives of everyone in antiquity, especially those who lived in urban areas. Trade, Traders and the Ancient City addresses the nature of exchange and commerce and the effects it had in cities throughout the ancient world, from the Bronze Age Near East to late Roman northern Italy.
Trade, Traders and the Ancient City employs the most recent archaeological, papyrological, epigraphic and literary evidence to present an innovative and timely analysis of the importance and influence of trade in the ancient world. Trade, exchange and commerce touched the lives of everyone in antiquity, especially those who lived in urban areas. Trade, Traders and the Ancient...
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Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History
ISBN: 9780415195324 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of various aspects of history: political, social, economic and gender. Marc Van De Mieroop provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject and:
* criticises disciplinary methodologies which are often informed by a desire to write a history of events * scrutinises the intellectual background of historical writings * examines how Mesopotamia's position as the 'other' in Classical and Biblical writings has influenced scholarship *... Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History discusses how the abundant Mesopotamian cuneiform text sources can be used for the study of variou...
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Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History
ISBN: 9780415195331 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. History does not begin in Classical antiquity. Several cultures in the Near East predate Greek historical tradition by many centuries. To understand the history of one of the main ancient Near Eastern cultures, that of Mesopotamia, the scholar has to rely on cuneiform texts which represent the oldest tradition of writing in human history, in use for nearly 3,000 years. The number and variety of texts written in the cuneiform script are enormous, and present a unique source for the study of history. This book describes the possibilities and challenges this material presents to the modern...
History does not begin in Classical antiquity. Several cultures in the Near East predate Greek historical tradition by many centuries. To understand t...
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192,23 zł |
Death and Disease in the Ancient City
ISBN: 9780415214278 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Human frailty and mortality influence the structure and functioning of all societies; therefore questions of how the ancients coped with their own mortality, how they sought to classify and control the causes of death, and how they treated the dying and the dead, are central to any understanding of antiquity. This volume draws upon recent research in archaeology, ancient history, and the history of medicine to evaluate all these issues. It addresses a range of topics including views of ancient disease causation; public and private health measures; how the natural and urban environment...
Human frailty and mortality influence the structure and functioning of all societies; therefore questions of how the ancients coped with their own mor...
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Judaism and Islam in Practice: A Sourcebook
ISBN: 9780415216739 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one conducts affairs at home and in the village.
In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression and medium of thought as well as the substance of the laws themselves. The selected passages concentrate on areas critical to the life of piety and faith as actually practised within the two faith-communities - the relationship between the... Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how ...
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Sex in the Ancient World from A to Z
ISBN: 9780415242523 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this fascinating and revealing A-to-Z, John G. Younger examines the sexual practices, expressions and attitudes of the Greeks and Romans, from Catullus and Caligula, to orgies and obscenity, and from abstinence and incest, to pederasty and prostitution. The book opens with an overview of current thinking on ancient sex and sexuality, and goes on to provide an extraordinarily wide coverage of a sexual culture so very different from our own, approaching the subject from the perspectives of literature, history, archaeology and art. Comprehensive, reliable and eye-opening, this A-to-Z...
In this fascinating and revealing A-to-Z, John G. Younger examines the sexual practices, expressions and attitudes of the Greeks and Romans, from Catu...
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Theories, Models and Concepts in Ancient History
ISBN: 9780415248761 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Morley's book offers the first accessible guide for students to show how theories, models and concepts have been applied to ancient history. Showing readers how they can use theory to interpret historical evidence for themselves, as well as to evaluate the work of others, the book includes a survey of key ideas and theories on a wide range of ancient historical topics including society and economy, the environment, gender and sexuality, and myth and rationality. Also including a helpful annotated guide to further reading on all the topics covered, students will not want to... Morley's book offers the first accessible guide for students to show how theories, models and concepts have been applied to ancient history. |
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The Babylonians: An Introduction
ISBN: 9780415253147 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For centuries, Babylon has been a symbol of the decadent city par excellence, signifying a deep mistrust of urbanization in general. In the Bible, the city has only negative connotations; and while later classical writers admired the city's size and splendour, they deplored some of its more unusual customs. Whatever the perspective taken, it was usual to take Babylon as standing for the whole of Mesopotamian civilization. The history of the Babylonians spans some 1800 years, from the time of Hammurabi, famous for his Law-Code, to the time when Alexander's heirs ruled the Near East....
For centuries, Babylon has been a symbol of the decadent city par excellence, signifying a deep mistrust of urbanization in general. In the Bible, the...
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701,59 zł |