Polis Histories, Collective Memories and the Greek World, Paperback - Rosalind (University of Oxford) Thomas

The first comprehensive re-assessment of the phenomenon of Greek 'local history-writing', which emerged as a popular and important form of history ...

Fresh analysis of elite public giving in the Greek cities in all periods of ancient history, highlighting it as a structural feature of polis socie...

Fresh analysis of elite public giving in the Greek cities in all periods of ancient history, highlighting it as a structural feature of polis socie...

How did writing histories of the world change after the discovery of America? Focusing on a set of case studies, this book explores creative works ...

Reducere. This book studies the connections between the political reform of the Holy Roman Empire and the German lands around 1500 and the sixteenth-century ...

Winnie and Wilbur are visiting the wild animals from their library book in real life. It's exciting to journey by magic all around the world, but t...

A comprehensive history of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, exploring the interconnections between politicians, financiers, and performin...

Description During and after World War I, over one million Ottoman Greeks were expelled from Turkey, a watershed moment in Greek history that resul...

The Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek gives clear, concise and easily understood explanations of all the key points of Classical Greek grammar. Wit...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Adam B. (Permanent Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Politics and International Relations, Permane...

Winnie and Wilbur are visiting the wild animals from their library book in real life. It's exciting to journey by magic all around the world, but t...

Winnie and Wilbur are visiting the wild animals from their library book in real life. It's exciting to journey by magic all around the world, but t...

``The father of history, `` as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Her...

The Invisible World of Germs is the perfect way for young readers to get to grips with the subject and its terminology. With a clear and entertaini...

Reducere. DescriptionLeading sleep researcher Rosalind Cartwright brings together decades of work on sleep, dreaming and sleep disorders to propose a new the...

Some of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history came about in very surprising ways!TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for c...

This accessible primer encompasses the basic concepts, theories, and applied elements of life history evolution.Publisher: Oxford University PressA...

Reducere. In the mid-eighteenth century, the French naturalist Buffon contended that the New World was in fact geologically new--that it had recently emerged...

Drawing on hundreds of sources, this innovative book combines the history of scholarship, science, philosophy and religion to demonstrate how chang...

A new edition of this accessible survey of the Greek world, covering two thousand years of material culture.

Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together mu...

Reducere. The goal of this book is to enable the student to read ancient Greek without the use of a dictionary or translation, and to read as fluently as one...

Written by experienced teachers who bring a refreshing approach to traditional A-Level material. Advanced Chemistry will inspire and support chemis...

Reducere. Can You Help Me?: Living in the Turbulent World of Huntington Disease shares the surprising, insightful, challenging, and even encouraging stories ...

Reducere. The first comprehensive narrative of racism in America's World War II military and the resistance to it. America's World War II military was a forc...

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible independent reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X charact...

In The Histories Cornelius Tacitus, widely regarded as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous year of the...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Tim (Professor in Critical Heritage Studies, Professor in Critical Heritage Studies, University of...

Reducere. Featuring more than 100 readings from a wide range of sources and writers, The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader has established itself as the #1 reader o...

The contemporary authors from Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti collected in this volume intertwine their personal memories with reflections on the...

The book examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingoms, within the context of an up-...

Reducere. The goal of this book is to enable the student to read ancient Greek without the use of a dictionary or translation, and to read as fluently as one...

The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes-good and bad-w...

Presents an exposition and defence of author's own version of virtue ethics. This book discusses a range of philosophical topics, including action,...

This book is a social history of popular history in Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1970s. It considers how ordinary people ...

Men dominate history because they write it. This book offers a reappraisal which aims to re-establish women's importance at the centre of the world...

This book tells the story of the Greek resistance to Axis occupation during the Second World War and in particular the life of armed guerrillas. Ra...

We often talk about groups believing, knowing, and testifying. Epistemic claims of this sort are of significant consequence, given that they bear o...

A study of the archaeology and history of ancient harbours, with particular focus on the Greek world during the Archaic and Classical eras. It ques...

It explores how the texts from classical Greece and Rome have survived and gives an account of the reasons why it was thought worthwhile to preserv...

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership,...

Reducere. In the world of sports, the most important component is the athlete. After all, without athletes there would be no sports. In ancient Greece, athle...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Luis (Reynolds Professor of Latin American Studies, Reynolds Professor of Latin American Studies, ...

Publisher: Polis BooksAuthor(s): Zhanna SlorNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softbackRed...

DescriptionA brisk narrative of battles and plagues, monastic orders, heroic women, and knights-errant, barbaric tortures and tender romance, intri...

Eustacia Vye criss-crosses the wild Egdon Heath, eager to experience life to the full in her quest for 'music, poetry, passion, war'. She marries C...

Publisher: Oxford University PressAuthor(s): Thomas HardyIllustration(s): 1 mapNumber of pages: 432Collection: Oxford World's ClassicsPublication d...

We know a lot about the directors and stars of Italian cinema's heyday, from Roberto Rossellini to Sophia Loren. But what do we know about the Ital...

The book studies the destruction of cities in the Ancient Greek World by comparing literary and archaeological evidence. It shows that ancient auth...