The Literature of Ancient Sumer, Paperback - Jeremy Black

This anthology of Sumerian literature constitutes the most comprehensive collection ever published, and includes examples of most of the different ...

The story of one of the first and most important civilisations in history, and the first to invent writing.Publisher: Ashmolean MuseumAuthor(s): Pa...

Reducere. Introduces the achievements of past civilisations through 12 structures or objects, each of which illustrates a key aspect or theme of that civilis...

Essays considering the representation and perception of hell in a variety of texts.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdIllustration(s): 6 b/w illus.Numb...

Kiberd - one of Ireland's leading critics and a central figure in the FIELD DAY group with Brian Friel, Seamus Deane and the actor Stephen Rea - ar...

Reducere. In Songbooks, critic and scholar Eric Weisbard offers a critical guide to books on American popular music from William Billings's 1770 New-England ...

In Songbooks, critic and scholar Eric Weisbard offers a critical guide to books on American popular music from William Billings's 1770 New-England ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Elizabeth Carolyn MillerIllustration(s): 15 b/w illus.Number of pages: 304Publication date: 2021Dim...

Reducere. To seek sanctuary from persecution by entering a sacred space is an act of desperation, but also a symbolic endeavor: fugitives invoke divine prese...

Showcasing a variety of voices shaped in and by a place that has been for them a crossroads and a land of contradictions, Home in Florida presents ...

Why are so many literary texts preoccupied with food? The Literature of Food explores this question by looking at the continually shifting relation...

With trademark versatility and brilliance, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill explores how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship w...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Heather (Professor of English, Professor of English, Marquette University) HathawayIllustration(s)...

Drawing together leading scholars in literary studies and history, this volume offers accessible treatments of major authors and subjects. Its twen...

This best-selling guide will help you get to grips with the larger themes and issues behind historical study, while also showing you how to formula...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading When American archaeolog...

What did it mean to keep a secret in early medieval England? It was a period during which the experience of secrecy was intensely bound to the beli...

Reducere. This present volume, The Black Ancient Egyptians: The Black African Ancestry of the Ancient Egyptians, formed one subject in the larger work: The A...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the SumeriansThe sheer importance of Sumerian culture in regards to world culture as a whole is impossible to ov...

Reducere. A concise and very readable history that explores not just the history of Spain itself, but of Spain in the world, from Columbus's first voyage, in...

Reducere. A concise and very readable history of what we know today as Italy, from prehistory right up to the present day.

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, black and white; 24 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 25...

Reducere. Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. In an age of bloody combat, how did physicians a...

DescriptionThis interdisciplinary book provides an invaluable perspective on the causes of war, drawing on a thoughtful consideration of what war a...

A brilliantly concise history of London, with a distinctive perspective focusing on the city in its national and, more importantly, international c...

Reducere. Critical/biographical portraits of such notable figures as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ambrose Bierce, Mary Chesnut, ...

A concise look at the evolution of one of our most crucial transport and trade routes that will open your eyes to its vivid history. Jeremy Black e...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Sumerians The sheer importance of Sumerian culture in regards to world culture as a whole is impossible to o...

DescriptionThis text provides an innovative global military history that joins three periods--World War I, the interwar years, and World War II. Je...

Looking beyond the trappings of Stuart romancePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dime...

Reducere. The adventures and antics of James Bond have provided the world with many of the most gripping story lines of the last half-century. Fleming's nove...

The War of 1812 is etched into American memory with the burning of the Capitol and the White House by British forces, The Star-Spangled Banner, and...

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor, whether cruising or...

This succinct history of Germany will take you on an incredible journey through time spanning from the 1500s to the present. Focusing on Germany in...

Reducere. Jeremy Black ne ofera o istorie concisa, dar documentata a Mediteranei, un reper important in istoria lumii si un punct de interes pentru zecile de...

Reducere. Aceasta scurta istorie se adreseaza mai ales celor care vor ceva mai mult decat istoria condensata din majoritatea ghidurilor de calatorie. Insa, i...

A concise yet comprehensive history - social, cultural and natural - including regional information for travellers to the Caribbean, whether to its...

Scurta istorie a Mediteranei - Jeremy Black

Bringing back a classic work on the American War for IndependencePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackIllustration(s): 80 Illustr...

From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Jeremy PaxmanNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 29Cover type: Paperbac...

Reducere. Cartea mica a istoriei mari: Povestea vietii, a Universului si a tuturor lucrurilor O carte cu adevarat remarcabila. -Publishers Weekly Cartea mica...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackNumber of pages: 234Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 19Cover type: Paperback / s...

A wonderfully engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the futurePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor...