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15 produkter
Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy
A Politico-cultural Transformation and Its Interpretations
Av John Ed. Arnason, Raaflaub m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1917 kr
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The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks’ path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a …
Roman Empire in Context
Historical and Comparative Perspectives
Av Johann P. Arnason, Kurt A. Raaflaub
Inbunden, 2011
2194 kr
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Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire’s role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome’s significance within comparative …
Household and Family Religion in Antiquity
Av John Bodel, John Bodel m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
550 kr
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The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. Advances our understanding of household and familial religion, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cultsReconstructs domestic and family religious …
Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World
Inbunden, 2013
1802 kr
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Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which ancient civilizations thought about the past and recorded their own histories. Written by an international group of scholars working in many disciplinesTruly cross-cultural, …
Geography and Ethnography
Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies
Av Kurt A. Raaflaub, Kurt A. Raaflaub m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
536 kr
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This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. Presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of DiscoveryProvides cross-cultural comparison of …
Peace in the Ancient World
Concepts and Theories
Inbunden, 2016
1152 kr
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Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Explores the idea that concepts of peace in antiquity occurred only in periods that experienced exceptional …
Epic and History
Av David Konstan, Kurt A. Raaflaub
Häftad, 2014
633 kr
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With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. The first book to gain new insights into the topic of ‘epic and …
On Human Bondage
After Slavery and Social Death
Av John Bodel, Walter Scheidel
Inbunden, 2016
1255 kr
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On Human Bondage—a critical reexamination of Orlando Patterson’s groundbreaking Slavery and Social Death—assesses how his theories have stood the test of time and applies them to new case studies. Discusses the novel ideas of social death and natal alienation, as Patterson first presented them 35 …
Adventure of the Human Intellect
Self, Society, and the Divine in Ancient World Cultures
Inbunden, 2016
1792 kr
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The Adventure of the Human Intellect presents the latest scholarship on the beginnings of intellectual history on a broad scope, encompassing ten eminent ancient or early civilizations from both the Old and New Worlds. Borrows themes from The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man (1946), updating …
War and Peace in the Ancient World
Inbunden, 2007
1424 kr
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This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective. The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to …
War and Peace in the Ancient World
Häftad, 2007
610 kr
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This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective. The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to …
Household and Family Religion in Antiquity
Inbunden, 2008
1454 kr
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The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. Advances our understanding of household and familial religion, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cultsReconstructs domestic and family religious …
Geography and Ethnography
Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies
Av Kurt A. Raaflaub, Richard J. A. Talbert
Inbunden, 2010
1774 kr
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This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. Presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of DiscoveryProvides cross-cultural comparison of …
Epic and History
Inbunden, 2009
2148 kr
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With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. The first book to gain new insights into the topic of ‘epic and …
Gift in Antiquity
Inbunden, 2013
1121 kr
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“The Gift in Antiquity is an exciting and learned dialogue with Marcel Mauss’s The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies, published ninety years ago. The essays engage Mauss’s model, offering critique and nuance, and sometimes push Mauss’s insights far beyond what he had …
