Archaeologies of Colonialism: Consumption, Entanglement, and Violence in Ancient Mediterranean France, Paperback

Presents major new research in a series of case studies which combine archaeological and bioarchaeological data with analysis of ancient imagery an...

Reducere. Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria looks closely at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. Toyin Falola examines violence as...

A collection of papers from leading researchers on the role of textiles in the ancient Mediterranean.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): Colour ...

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Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

DescriptionSometime in April 1285, five Muslim horsemen crossed from the Islamic kingdom of Granada into the realms of the Christian Crown of Arago...

A beautiful boxed collection of cookbooks presenting timeless Mediterranean dishes, from simple soups and salads to delectable meat, fish and veget...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Khalil HabrihIllustration(s): 45 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 316Publication date: 2021Dim...

Investigates posthuman transformation (becoming angels and demons) among poets, philosophers, and theologians of the ancient Mediterranean world. B...

An examination of how Pre-Columbian societies in the Americas envisioned their cosmos.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): B/w and colourNumber o...

Reducere. Rituals of War is an investigation into the earliest historical records of violence and biopolitics. In Mesopotamia, ancient Iraq (ca. 3000-500 BC)...

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Reducere. Six-year-old Randy conducts bloody wars in the sandtray, calling them "World War One, " World War Two, and "The War of the Ancient Dragon." He burn...

Witchcraft violence is a feature of many contemporary African societies. In Ghana, belief in witchcraft and the malignant activities of putative wi...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 260Collection: Theme...

Reducere. Captives and Corsairs uncovers the forgotten story of Muslim corsair raids on French ships and shores and the resulting captivity of tens of thousa...

This volume features a group of select peer-reviewed papers by an international group of authors, both younger and senior academics and researchers...

The first volume to show the different ways in which surviving linguistic evidence can be used to track movements of people in the ancient world. D...

Drawing on examples from the ancient world to the two world wars, from the conquest of the Americas to Muslim Central Asia, this collection of essa...

The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Exa...

This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, a...

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Reducere. Drawing upon the latest research in gender studies, history of religion, feminism, ritual theory, performance, anthropology, archaeology, and art h...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 272Collection: Education, Literary Culture, and Religious Practice in the Ancient WorldPublica...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Meredith J. C. WarrenIllustration(s): 15 Line drawings, black and white; 53 Halftones, black and white; 2...

Telling a neglected history of decolonisation and violence in Burundi, Aidan Russell examines the political language of truth that drove extraordin...

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Offers informed and dispassionate analyses of how the many populations of these borderlands managed to coexist

Examines the ipact of Roman rule on the city of Lattara, Gaul 500-200 BCE, the development of new social and economic relationships and identity.

This is a comprehensive companion to the long coastline which ranges from Spain and the edge of the Pyrenees to the Alpes Maritimes and Italy.

Reducere. Treats the question of interpreting difficult texts of the Bible that seem to shock our modern understanding of God and religious ideas.

Ashley M. Williard argues that early Caribbean reconstructions of masculinity and femininity sustained occupation, slavery, and nascent ideas of ra...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Bedross Der MatossianNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 230 x 151 x 25Cover type:...

Reducere. The American imagination still exalts the Founders as the prime movers of the Revolution, and the War of Independence has become the stuff of legen...

Reducere. Indigenous women migrants from Central America and Mexico face harrowing experiences of violence before, during, and after their migration to the U...

Reducere. Indigenous women migrants from Central America and Mexico face harrowing experiences of violence before, during, and after their migration to the U...

Between Systems and Violence offers a compilation and analysis of state-level statutes targeting IPV in IMR lives.Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAu...

DescriptionEgypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and ...

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This volume is for both lovers of Shakespeare and those who are concerned about the danger that humanity's propensity for violent behaviour poses t...