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This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field. Covers the breadth of American Women's...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
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This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greece's greatest inventions: democratic government. Provides an accessible, up-to-date survey of vital issues in Greek democracy. Covers democracy’s origins, growth and...
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2008-04-15
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Interpreting Ancient History
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This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to British History
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In this rigorously researched biography Jürgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero. Focuses on the growing tension between Nero’s artistic tendencies and his role as emperor. Steers readers through the diverse...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Ancient Lives
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Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. Draws together the numerous records about Osiris from the third millennium B.C. to the Roman conquest of Egypt. ...
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2008-04-15
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This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. Presents over 150 sources in translation. Captures the political, social, economic and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
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A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. This Companion brings together thirty original essays guiding readers through Roman imperial...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career. The book...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Ancient Lives
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This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Topics covered range from the political and institutional...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to 'reading' it. The book: Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather than to be passive recipients of historical tales Gives...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
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This widely respected study of social conflicts between the patrician elite and the plebeians in the first centuries of the Roman republic has now been enhanced by a new chapter on material culture, updates to individual chapters, an updated bibliography, and a new...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Spanning the period from Alexander the Great's accession to the throne in 336 BC to the defeat by Octavian of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC, this volume provides a vivid account of the innovative civilization of the Hellenistic world.
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career. The book...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Ancient Lives
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the Persians A Choice Outstanding Academic Title ofthe Year “This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accesible overview of Persians in history based onthe latest scholarship on Iranian society and history. Essential.” Choice...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Peoples of Asia
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Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, migration has become a major cause for concern in many European countries, but migrations to, from and within Europe are nothing new, as Klaus Bade reminds us in this timely history. A history of migration to, from and within...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Making of Europe
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This sweeping history of the Serbian people starts with the settlement of the Slavs on the Balkan Peninsula in the seventh century and ends with the dissolution of Yugoslavia at the end of the twentieth century. A comprehensive survey of the development of the Serbian...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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The Peoples of Europe
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Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century in British history. Comprises original contributions by leading scholars of the period Gives a magisterial...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to British History
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Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including:...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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New Perspectives on the Past
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