Liebersohn (history and philosophy, Bar Ilan U.) presents a significantly modified version of his 2002 doctoral dissertation at Bar Ilan University. It is not an easy read, he warns, his argument is c
Thorough and authoritative, this classic study of the site is reproduced in facsimile of the 1977 original. Published in an oversized format (8.5x11"), the analysis is illustrated in b&w with draw
Ban Non Wat is one of the many moated and banked settlements in Thailand's upper Mon Valley that are remains of structures that predated the current civilization there. This volume introduces the resu
Written in Italian and English, this catalogue offers a focused history of the ceramic production in one town, from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, in essays that describe the town's history
This is a study of the practice of kings giving the gift of Gold of Honor to officials during the New Kingdom of Egypt. Having compiled inscriptional, iconographic, and archaeological evidence for the
This fascinating portrait of the Society of Antiquaries of London, founded in 1707, assesses the impact that individual Fellows and the Society as a whole have had in influencing the way we visualize
This special issue of the Gennadius Library's periodical, The New Griffon , presents six essays about the Library's map collection and its place in a larger project to bring together, in a digital re
In the important Late Bronze Age period, Cyprus moved from an agrarian society to a power in the region; this title discusses this development and the area’s creative independence in this period based
He was careful in his approach but impassioned in his execution, sure of his place publicly but privately conflicted, and fully aware the Second Republic would be lustrous but brief. Kearns (French, U
Danish historians and archivists with a range of specialties focus on the country's cities, which have been generally neglected in studies of urban history. They trace the roots of the urban crisis th
This book is a study of Gertrude Stein's diverse and idiosyncratic oeuvre, ranging from established works such as The Autobiography of Alice B. Tolkas to her lesser known pieces for the theatre. Drawi
In Abortion - A Worldwide Perspective, Colin Francome and Marcel Vekemans consider the evidence of 82 countries, covering over 90 per cent of the women in the world. They show that unsafe abortion is
Opus signinum is an antique floor-covering technique, especially noted in the Mediterranean area. The technique is based on a waterproof mortar of a mixture of lime, water and tile powder which gives
Spooks provide a matrix upon which Matthews hangs witty, authoritative accounts of British homes, haunts, and history, with a couple hundred b&w drawings & photos. A happy alternative to the u
This treatise contributes little if anything either to the debate over the chronological and political significance of the early Naptan royal burials in the el-Kurru cemetery, or to the debate over th
His Confessions are far more familiar to modern readers, but De Civitate Dei inspired many of the wise who have gone before. His themes of grace, pilgrimage, vocation and faith resonated with the
Theory and practice in the modern historical study of the Roman Republic are discussed in 11 essays by mostly Australian scholars, five of them from a September 1999 conference in Sydney. Among their
Catalogue raisonne, in two volumes, based on the collections of the Numismatic Section of the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève and the Cabinet des médailles de Lausanne. This first volume in th
This catalogue is intended to be only a checklist of the Brooklyn Museum's collection of 212 Demotic Egyptian texts. The catalogue provides both the Museum and Demoticists generally with a list of all
This inventory is part of a Europe-wide initiative by Euroterroirs under the aegis of the European Union to list foods and food products produced in one place for three generations or more.
The Mediterranean island has been considered to lay well outside the southwest Asian site of early sedentism and food production, but new evidence over the past decade has pushed the farming in Cyprus
Fifteen papers, eight from a session at the SAA meeting in Denver in 2002 on Natufian cultures and the others invited papers, examine various issues associated with the cultures of the late Pleistocen
The book examines each of Barnes's novels under his own name, indicating how his treatment of common themes in inventive structures helps to invigorate both the themes and the novel form itself. Focus
A collection of thirty-six true accounts of friendships formed between German prisoners of war and their 'enemies' during the Second World War. The stories, which are humorous are set mostly in Britai
Although co-regencies have been acknowledged in Egyptian history, it has been difficult to pinpoint evidence in support of them and little work has been carried out on the Middle Kingdom rulers. Here,
Short description: Is there a theology of the New Testament? Bishop Neill shows that arising out of many traditions and interpretations of Jesus even within the New Testament there is an underlying un
The Bible - and particularly the Old Testament - is often called the world's least-read bestseller. Now, in a masterly work, John Dancy restores the Hebrew Scriptures to the reading list of the genera
This volume is the first edition with commentary since 1907 of Aristophanes' last surviving play, in which, as so often before, an audacious and imaginative hero finds a miraculous remedy for the all-
Iphigenia in Tauris tells the story of the princess Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon to expedite his campaign against Troy but was rescued by the goddess Artemis and transported to
This book reassess Taine as the very model of the European intellectual int he second half of the nineteenth century. The author draws on unpublished manuscripts and letters to reveal a self-disguised
Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974), the first Spanish-American prose writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, is both a pivotal and a representative figure in the development of the twentie
Collecting small antiques can be of absorbing interest, partly because the items are easy to display and partly because they can be found in a great variety of places, including antique shops, public
The Union Version, China's preeminent and most widely used translation of the Bible, had achieved the status of a sacred Chinese classic within the Chinese Church not long after its publication in 191
Since the publication of her first full length novel, Adam Bede, in 1859 George Eliot has enjoyed the reputation of the greatest realist novelist in English and as the guardian of traditional English
Books on the mathematics of pyramids tend to provoke sighs of resignation from Egyptologists. Not only are they often filled with impenetrable jargon and equantions, but also they tend to be based on
Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in
Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in
The large Roman bath situated on the Lechaion Road must have been conspicuous in the architecture of ancient Corinth at the beginning of the third century A.D. and for several centuries afterward. The
Collecting small antiques can be of absorbing interest, partly because the items are easy to display and partly because they can be found in a great variety of places, including antique shops, public
This book is made up of twelve articles, sometimes brilliant but always interesting, contributed in honour of the seventieth birthday of John A. Wilson by his students and colleagues of the Oriental I
