The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean

The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean
Author: Peter Fibiger Bang
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2013-01-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199397376

The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean offers a comprehensive survey of ancient state formation in western Eurasia and North Africa. Eighteen experts introduce readers to a wide variety of systems spanning 4,000 years, from the earliest known states in world history to the Roman Empire and its immediate successors. They seek to understand the inner workings of these states by focusing on key issues: political and military power, the impact of ideologies, the rise and fall of individual polities, and the mechanisms of cooperation, coercion, and exploitation. This shared emphasis on critical institutions and dynamics invites comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. A detailed introductory review of contemporary approaches to the study of the state puts the rich historical case studies in context. Transcending conventional boundaries between ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean history and between ancient and early medieval history, this volume will be of interest not only to historians but also anthropologists, archaeologists, sociologists, and political scientists. Its accessible style and up-to-date references will make it an invaluable resource for both students and scholars.

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Biography
Author: Koen De Temmerman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 793
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0191007528

Biography is one of the most widespread literary genres worldwide. Biographies and autobiographies of actors, politicians, Nobel Prize winners, and other famous figures have never been more prominent in book shops and publishers' catalogues. This Handbook offers a wide-ranging, multi-authored survey on biography in Antiquity from its earliest representatives to Late Antiquity. It aims to be a broad introduction and a reference tool on the one hand, and to move significantly beyond the state-of-the-art on the other. To this end, it addresses conceptual questions about this sprawling genre, offers both in-depth readings of key texts and diachronic studies, and deals with the reception of ancient biography across multiple eras up to the present day. In addition, it takes a wide approach to the concept of ancient biography by examining biographical depictions in different textual and visual media (epigraphy, sculpture, architecture) and by providing outlines of biographical developments in ancient and late antique cultures other than Graeco-Roman. Highly accessible, this book aims at a broad audience ranging from specialists to newcomers in the field. Chapters provide English translations of ancient (and modern) terminology and citations. In addition, all individual chapters are concluded by a section containing suggestions for further reading on their specific topic.

Commerce with the Classics

Commerce with the Classics
Author: Anthony Grafton
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780472106264

A distinctive history of the traditions of reading and life in the Renaissance library, as seen in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: C.F. Libbie & Co
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1919
Genre: Booksellers' catalogs
ISBN:

George Watson Cole, 1850-1939

George Watson Cole, 1850-1939
Author: Donald C. Dickinson
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1990
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780810822610

Provides a narrative sketch of Cole's life and supplies the text of a number of Cole's most important bibliographic essays, as well as a checklist of his publications. Highly recommended for any collection on books and bibliography...essential in all academic libraries. --AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY REVIEW

The Ancient Guide to Modern Life

The Ancient Guide to Modern Life
Author: Natalie Haynes
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 184765293X

It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make but the author isn't simply a classicist but a comedian and broadcaster who has made television and radio documentaries about humour, education and Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all. Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it's the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series The Wire or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama - over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago.