Search results for 'THE MODERN WORLD SYSTEM'
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Mississippian Evolution: A World System Perspective [Paperback]
Peter N. Peregrine (Author)
$22.50Out of stock
ISBN: 9781881094005
Published by : Prehistory Press
Utilising both ethnographic and historical sources, the author develops a prestige-goods model and evaluates a new theory of Mississippian social evolution based on the world-system perspective.
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Fashionable Encounters: Perspectives and trends in textile and dress in the Early Modern Nordic World [Hardback]
Tove Engelhardt Mathiassen (Editor); Marie-Louise Nosch (Editor); Maj Ringgaard (Editor); Kirsten Toftegaard (Editor); Mikkel Venborg Pederson (Editor)
Regular Price: $76.00
Special Price: $57.00
ISBN: 9781782973829
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
At the heart of this anthology lies the world of fashion: a concept that pervades the realm of clothes and dress; appearances and fashionable manners; interior design; ideas and attitudes. Here sixteen papers focus on the Nordic w... .... Learn More -
Greeks and Romans in the Modern World [Hardback]
Roger-Paul Droit (Author)
$42.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780880339759
Published by : Columbia University Press
This book discusses the debt we, in the modern world, owe to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Various terms, notions, images, and so on, originated in the ancient world. Contents: Introduction (Roger Droit) ; Could the Romans Answer the Question... .... Learn More -
New Perspectives on the Ancient World: Modern Perceptions, Ancient Representations [Paperback]
Pedro Paulo A. Funari (Author); Renata S. Garraffoni (Author); Bethany Letalien (Author)
$100.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781407302706
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A volume of 26 contributions related to: The ancient world and modern perceptions: the invention of antiquity in modern times; Ancient economy, politic and society: evidences and interpretive models; Ancient representations: subjectivities and ... .... Learn More -
The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination [Paperback]
John Romer (Author);Elizabeth Romer (Author)
$19.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841880372
Published by : Cassell PLC
This fascinating and well-illustrated exploration, now republished, uses archaeological and documentary evidence to reconstruct each of the seven wonders of the ancient world in turn. Beginning with the Olympian statue of Zeus and continuing e... .... Learn More -
The Seven Wonders of the World: A History of the Modern Imagination [Hardback]
John Romer (Author); Elizabeth Romer (Author)
Regular Price: $40.00
Special Price: $14.98
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ISBN: 9780297763918
Published by : Cassell PLC
This fascinating and well-illustrated exploration, now republished, uses archaeological and documentary evidence to reconstruct each of the seven wonders of the ancient world in turn. Beginning with the Olympian statue of Zeus and continuing e... .... Learn More -
Law and the States in modern Times: Proceedings of the 14th IVR World Congress in Edinburgh, August, 1989. Vol. 2 [Paperback]
Werner Maihofer (Author); A. Sprenger (Author)
$90.00ISBN: 9783515056137
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie - Beihefte (ARSP-B)
Volume: 42
Content: I. Theories of State: R. Martin: Democracy and Rights: Two Perspectives ù G. den Hartogh: The Limits of Liberal Neutrality ù M. Blegvad: Types of Liberal Theories of Justice and Democracy ù P. Gérard: Ethique et politique dans la légitima... .... Learn More -
Ancient Laws and Modern Problems: The Balance between Justice and a Legal System [Hardback]
John Sassoon (Author)
$45.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780953696994
Studying ancient laws can provide valuable insights into life in early cities, especially in terms of concepts such as justice, truth and ownership. In this book, John Sassoon looks at the laws of ancient Sumer, Akkad and Babylon from c.2100 to... .... Learn More -
The Greek World: Classical, Byzantine and Modern [Paperback]
Robert Browning (Author)
$34.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9780500281628
Published by : Thames and Hudson
A wonderfully illustrated book that celebrates the history, culture and achievements of the Greeks and links Greece and the Greek people of different periods from ancient times to the modern world. Thirteen contributors provide their own ideas ... .... Learn More -
Form and Feeling in Modern Literature: Essays in Honour of Barbara Hardy [Hardback]
William Baker (Editor); Isobel Armstrong (Editor)
$89.50ISBN: 9781907975370
Published by : Legenda
Series: Legenda Main Series
Essays, short stories and poems by eminent creative writers, critics and scholars from three continents celebrate the literary achievements of Barbara Hardy, the foremost exponent of close critical reading in the latter half of th... .... Learn More