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Aphrodite's Tortoise
Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this meticulous study, one with interesting implications for the origins of Western civilisation. The Greeks, …
Culture of Animals in Antiquity
The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly …
Contemporary Irish Drama and Cultural Identity
Within the last ten years there has been a renaissance in Irish drama from both sides of the border, including award-winning work which has transfered to London and New York, and …
Women's Dress in the Ancient Greek World
The clothing and ornament of Greek women signalled much about the status and the morality assigned to them. Yet this revealing aspect of women's history has been little studied. In …
Tales from Eutopia
Deftly crafted around the overarching theme of education, Tales from Eutopia, by author Llewellyn Mark Jones, offers a collection of thirteen intriguing short stories.Eutopia seems …
Royal Navy and the Arctic Convoys
The book is a masterpiece of operational history, and is written with surprising candour, given that the author was a member of the Naval Staff.The men who took part in these …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a …
Last King in India
The Last King in India is the story of an extraordinary man whose memory still divides opinion sharply today. Was he, as the British described him, a debauched ruler who spent his …
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a …
Everywoman
The definitive voice in women's health and gynaecological study with over TWO MILLION COPIES sold worldwide.'Everywoman deals sensitively and thoroughly with every physical and …
Royal Navy and the Mediterranean Convoys
This book contains the Naval Staff History originally issued by the Admiralty in 1957 as a confidential book for use within the Royal Navy. It has since been declassified and is …
Clothed Body in the Ancient World
The recent renaissance of interest in the history of dress and its cultural importance is celebrated in this collection of interdisciplinary essays. The sixteen contributors …