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A companion to the Etruscans

“…Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history.…”
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A companion to Roman architecture

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A companion to the ancient Near East

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A companion to the Roman Republic

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Reconstructing ancient Korean history : the formation of Korean-ness in the shadow of history by Xu, Stella

Table of Contents: “…From others to barbarians : the conceptualization and evolution of Yi -- Negotiating the past, reinterpreting ancient history : legitimacy in the lineage of ancient Korean history -- Ancient history reinvented : another battleground for national prestige and political legitimacy -- From a Marxist universal history to an ultra-nationalist approach : studies on ancient history in North Korea -- In the name of history : laying claim to the historical sovereignty of Manchuria (Northeast China) -- Conclusion: Living with the legacy of the past.…”
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By the hand of Mormon : the American scripture that launched a new world religion by Givens, Terryl

Table of Contents: “…"A seer shall the Lord my God raise up": the prophet and the plates -- "Out of the dust": the Book of Mormon comes forth -- "A marvelous work and a wonder": the Book of Mormon as a sacred sign -- "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 1, the search for a Mesoamerican Troy -- "I, Nephi, wrote this record": the Book of Mormon as ancient history, part 2, the search for a rational belief -- "Devices of the devil": the Book of Mormon as cultural product or sacred fiction -- "Plain and precious truths": the Book of Mormon as New Theology, part 1, the encounter with Biblical Christianity -- "Plain and precious truths": The Book of Mormon as new theology, part 2, dialogic revelation -- "A standard unto my people": the Book of Mormon as cultural touchstone.…”
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Comic democracies from ancient Athens to the American republic by Fletcher, Angus, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: modern democracies and ancient demokratia -- The ancient history of comedy and demokratia -- Fortune favors the impetuous -- The virtu of imitation -- The pursuit of indolence -- Quixotic governance -- Amending ourselves -- Demokratia at Denshawai -- Conclusion: the futures of comic democracy.…”
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The World of Ice & Fire : the untold history of Westeros and the Game of Thrones by Martin, George R. R.

Table of Contents: “…Ancient history -- The reign of the dragons -- The Targaryen kings -- The fall of the dragons -- The glorious reign -- The seven kingdoms -- Beyond the sunset kingdom -- Afterword -- Appendix: Targaryen lineage -- Appendix: Stark lineage -- Appendix: Lannister lineage -- Appendix: Reign of the kings.…”

Oyster : a global history by Tillie, Carolyn

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Definition and science -- Prehistoric and ancient history -- Oysters in Asia -- Oysters from the Middle Ages to the 1800s -- Oysters in the New World : America and Australia -- The Gilded Age -- The twentieth-century oyster -- Oysters as an aphrodisiac -- The future of oysters -- Buying, storing and shucking oysters -- Recipes.…”
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The Classical Foundations of the American Constitution : Prevailing Wisdom. by Bederman, David J.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The Framers' Classical Education and World View; 2 Classical Political Models and the Founders; 3 Constitution-Making and Ancient History; 4 Modern Resonances; 5 The Classical Constitution; Notes; Index.…”
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History lesson : a race odyssey by Lefkowitz, Mary R., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…-- 2: Discovering afrocentrism -- 3: Two views of ancient history -- 4: Turning myths into history -- 5: New anti-Semitism -- 6: Truth or slander? …”
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History lesson : a race odyssey by Lefkowitz, Mary R., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…-- 2: Discovering afrocentrism -- 3: Two views of ancient history -- 4: Turning myths into history -- 5: New anti-Semitism -- 6: Truth or slander? …”
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Brief History of Vision and Ocular Medicine. by Vogel, Wolfgang H.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; History of Prehistoric Times; Introduction to Ancient History; Ancient Mesopotamia; Ancient India; Ancient Egypt; Ancient China; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Early Medieval Ages; Medieval Islamic Medicine; The Renaissance; Early Modern Times; Western Modern Times; References; Glossary; Acknowledgements.…”
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Writing the barbarian past : studies in early medieval historical narrative by Ghosh, Shami

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The barbarian past and early medieval historical narrative -- The Gothic histories of Jordanes and Isidore -- The origins of the Franks -- Paul the Deacon and the ancient history of the Lombards -- A "Germanic" hero in Latin and the vernacular : Waltharius and Waldere -- Looking back to a troubled past : Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon historical consciousness -- Conclusions.…”
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The semiotics of Caesar Augustus by Pyy, Elina

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Man of many faces: appropriations of Augustus through the ages -- Pater patriae, pax americana: Augustus' empire in God bless you, Mr Rosewater -- Augustus the tyrant: ancient history, modern anxieties -- Augustus in historical fiction -- Augustus on screen -- Conclusion: What's in a name? …”
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A critical introduction to the metaphysics of time by Curtis, Benjamin L.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 1. The Ancient History -- 2. The Modern History -- 3. McTaggart and the Unreality of Time -- 4. …”
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The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran by Katouzian, Homa

Table of Contents: “…Myths, legends and ancient history -- Greeks, Parthians and Persians -- Arabs, Islam and Persians -- Turks and Mongols -- Persian empire again -- Disintegration and reunification -- The dilemma of reform and modernization -- The revolution for law -- Modern arbitrary rule -- Occupation, oil nationalization and dictatorship -- The white revolution -- The revolution of February 1979 -- The Islamic republic -- Iran after Khomeini.…”
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The Persians : ancient, mediaeval, and modern Iran by Katouzian, Homa

Table of Contents: “…Myths, legends and ancient history -- Greeks, Parthians and Persians -- Arabs, Islam and Persians -- Turks and Mongols -- Persian empire again -- Disintegration and reunification -- The dilemma of reform and modernization -- The revolution for law -- Modern arbitrary rule -- Occupation, oil nationalization and dictatorship -- The white revolution -- The revolution of February 1979 -- The Islamic republic -- Iran after Khomeini.…”

The Pyramid Age by Sweeney, Emmet John

Table of Contents: “…When Was the Pyramid Age?; Chapter 4. Ancient History in Chaos; Chapter 5. The Assyrian Conquest; Chapter 6. …”
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Reclaiming the past : Argos and its archaeological heritage in the modern era by Hall, Jonathan M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Part One: From Ancient History to the Modern Era -- 1. A Greek Town for 6,000 Years -- 2. …”
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Sacred wells : a study in the history, meaning, and mythology of holy wells & waters by Varner, Gary R.

Table of Contents: “…The sacred well in ancient history -- Spotlight on sacred wells -- Sacred wells- holy trees -- Wells and votive offerings -- Myths and legends -- Healing wells and springs -- Ancient and contemporary rituals observed at holy wells -- An historical perspective on holy wells -- Holy wells and divine apparitions -- Holy wells in today's world -- Place names and the danger of language -- What makes healing water heal? …”
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Cross-cultural encounters and conflicts by Issawi, Charles Philip

Table of Contents: “…Shelley and the Near East; 4. Ibn Khaldun on Ancient History: A Study in Sources; 5. The Ottoman Economic Legacy; 6. …”
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Historical communities : cities, erudition, and national identity in early modern France by Bernstein, Hilary, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Writing urban history -- Municipal history and urban privileges -- François de Belleforest, national sentiment, and local scholarship -- Origin stories -- Urban history and Capitalité: the rivalry between Clermont and Riom -- Ancient history, sacred history, and French national sentiment -- Genealogical history and local history : André Duchesne and the history of France -- Irreconcilable histories? …”
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If P, Then Q : Conditionals and the Foundations of Reasoning. by Sanford, David

Table of Contents: “…Cover; If P, then Q: Conditionals and the Foundationsof Reasoning; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Preface to Second Edition; IntroductionConditionals in Everyday Lifeand in Philosophy; Part One: The History of Philosophical Treatments of Conditionals; Chapter: I Ancient History; Chapter: II Medieval and Post-medieval History; Chapter: III Rediscovery of the Material Conditional; Chapter: IV Rediscovery of the Strict Conditional; Chapter: V Subjunctive Conditionals and Covering Laws; Chapter: VI Belief and Probability; Chapter: VII Possible Worlds; Part Two: A New Treatment of Conditionals.…”
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The Roman market economy by Temin, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Preface and acknowledgments -- Economics and ancient history -- Prices -- Introduction: data and hypothesis tests -- Wheat prices and trade in the early Roman empire -- Price behavior in Hellenistic Babylon -- Price behavior in the Roman empire -- Markets in the Roman empire -- Introduction: Roman microeconomics -- The grain trade -- The labor market -- Land ownership -- Financial intermediation -- The Roman economy -- Introduction: Roman macroeconomics -- Growth theory for ancient economies -- Economic growth in a Malthusian empire -- Appendix to chapter 10 -- Per capita GDP in the early Roman empire.…”
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Inventing Eastern Europe : the map of civilization on the mind of the enlightenment by Wolff, Larry

Table of Contents: “…Peopling Eastern Europe, Part I: Barbarians in Ancient History and Modern Anthropology -- 8. Peopling Eastern Europe, Part II: The Evidence of Manners and the Measurements of Race.…”
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The groves of academe : a novel by McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Epigraph; Chapter I: An Unexpected Letter; Chapter II: Mulcahy Has an Idea; Chapter III: Mea Culpa; Chapter IV: Ancient History; Chapter V: In Camera; Chapter VI: Lucubrations; Chapter VII: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave; Chapter VIII: The Deputation; Chapter IX: Discovered; Chapter X: Mulcahy Finds a Disciple; Chapter XI: What Would Tolstoy Say?…”
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Singapore & the Silk Road of the sea, 1300-1800 by Miksic, John N.

Table of Contents: “…The three seas of the southern ocean ; The rise of the island empires ; From the fall of Srivijaya to the rise of Singapore ; Singapore's ancient history, 1299 to 1604 -- Archaeological evidence. …”
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Singapore & the Silk Road of the sea, 1300-1800 by Miksic, John N.

Table of Contents: “…The three seas of the southern ocean ; The rise of the island empires ; From the fall of Srivijaya to the rise of Singapore ; Singapore's ancient history, 1299 to 1604 -- Archaeological evidence. …”
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Roman archaeology for historians by Laurence, Ray, 1963-

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Ashes are bone and dust : poems by Battson, Jill, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Ashes are Bone and Dust; Ancient History; Really Dead This Time; Suspension While Moving; Discomfort; Sanguine; The Dress; At Austin's Funeral Home; Neck; Identifying Death's Perfume; Her Hands; Rose Detail in Green Daylight; Three Times in Our Lives; Floral Tribute; A Visitor Named Memory; Last Days; Hierarchy; Mixing Ashes; Ashes are Bone and Dust; Horningsham; The Dead in My Dreams; Voices from Beyond I; Voices from Beyond II; What happened after the photograph was taken; Evening in Paris; Carpenter; Four Years of Census; Full Moon Family History; Laid out at St. …”
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Semiramis' Legacy : the History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily. by Stronk, Jan

Table of Contents: “…List of figures and Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; Series Editor's Preface; Introduction: Diodorus' Work and Our Sources; Chapter one: Diodorus' Sources; Chapter two: Ancient History: Assyrians, Chaldeans and Medes; Chapter three: The Persians and the Greek Wars; Chapter four: Revolt and Sedition; Chapter five: Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III; Chapter six: From Persepolis to Babylon; Chapter seven: The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Opens; Chapter eight: The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Deepens; Chapter nine: The Vicissitudes of the Diadoch Kingdoms: The Final Years of Diodorus' Persian Account; Chapter ten: Semiramis' Legacy; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Classical sources; Index of Modern Authors; General index.…”
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Der antike Fiktionalitätsdiskurs by Feddern, Stefan

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The government of time : theories of plural temporality in the Marxist tradition

Table of Contents: “…Thomas -- "Space-time" and power in the light of the theory of hegemony / Fabio Frosini -- The seeds of ancient history : the polemical anachronism of Pier Paolo Pasolini / Luca Pinzolo -- Modern times : sociological temporality between multiple modernities and postcolonial critique / Nicola Marcucci -- References -- Index.…”
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In Search of Pre-Classical Antiquity.

Table of Contents: “…List of Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1 Italian Celticisms: A Second (Unpublished) Version of Giovanni Fabbroni's Antichi Abitatori d'Italia (1803); Chapter 2 Local Pride, Ethnicity and Ancient History in Turin in the Risorgimento: The Representation of the Taurisci/Taurini in Carlo Promis' Storia dell'Antica Torino (1869); Chapter 3 The Invention of Numantia and Emporion: Archaeology and the Regeneration of Spanish and Catalan Nationalisms after the Crisis of 1898; Chapter 4 Illyrian Autochthonism and the Beginnings of South Slav Nationalisms in the West Balkans.…”
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The genesis of Israel and Egypt by Sweeney, Emmet John

Table of Contents: “…Legend and stratigraphy -- The violence of nature in a bygone age -- Ancient history in chaos -- Pole shifts and climate plunges -- A catastrophist perspective -- Stairways to heaven -- Chapter 2. …”
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Lexicon of Argead Makedonia (LexAM)

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The art of contact : comparative approaches to Greek and Phoenician art by Martin, S. Rebecca

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Interpreting the images of Greek myths : an introduction by Junker, Klaus

A Companion to African Philosophy. by Wiredu, Kwasi

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction: African Philosophy in Our Time; 1 Egypt: Ancient History of African Philosophy; 2 African Philosophers in the Greco-Roman Era; 3 Precolonial African Philosophy in Arabic; 4 Some Nineteenth-Century African Political Thinkers; 5 Africana Philosophy: Origins and Prospects; 6 Contemporary Anglophone African Philosophy: A Survey; 7 Philosophy in South Africa Under and After Apartheid; 8 Philosophy in North Africa; 9 The Light and the Shadow: Zera Yacob and Walda Heywat: Two Ethiopian Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century.…”
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