Facing Down the Furies
Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me
ISBN: HB: 9780300273533,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 21 black&white illus.
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 21 black&white illus.
An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves.
In Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus the Tyrant", a messenger arrives to report that J...
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£18.99
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Monkey to Man
The Evolution of the March of Progress Image
ISBN: HB: 9780300270624,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
392 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 7 colour illus., 75 black&white illus.
392 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 7 colour illus., 75 black&white illus.
The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the "march of progress", and its role in shaping our understanding of how humans evolved.
We are all familiar with the "march of progress", the representation of evolution that depicts a...
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Provincials
Postcards from the Peripheries
ISBN: HB: 9780300266139,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
352 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
An enchanting and joyous exploration of life and creativity at the geographical edges of the modern world.
Who is a provincial? In this subversive book, Sumana Roy assembles a striking cast of writers, artists, filmmakers, cricketers, tourist guide...
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Tudor Children
ISBN: PB: 9780300276114,
ISBN: HB: 9780300267969,
Yale University Press,
March 2024
288 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm, 60 colour illus.
288 pp., 19,8x12,9 cm, 60 colour illus.
The first history of childhood in Tudor England.
What was it like to grow up in England under the Tudors? How were children cared for, what did they play with, and what dangers did they face?
In this beautifully illustrated and characteristically l...
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Continuity and Authority on the Mongolian Steppe
The Egiin Gol Survey 1997-2002
ISBN: PB: 9780913516348,
Yale University Press,
January 2024
288 pp., 24,8x17,1 cm, 146 black&white illus.
288 pp., 24,8x17,1 cm, 146 black&white illus.
The first published archaeological survey of the Egiin Gol valley of Mongolia, spanning the last 30,000 years and centering on the integration of local sites and landscape.
This is the first complete intensive regional archaeological survey report...
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£40.00
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Art History and Anthropology
Modern Encounters, 1870-1970
ISBN: PB: 9781606068793,
Getty Publications,
December 2023
272 pp., 25,4x17,8 cm, 51 colour illus., 31 black&white illus.
272 pp., 25,4x17,8 cm, 51 colour illus., 31 black&white illus.
While today we are experiencing a revival of world art and the so-called global turn of art history, encounters between art historians and anthropologists remain rare. Even after a century and a half of interactions between these epistemologies, a sc...
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£55.00
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Stuff
Humanity's Epic Journey from Naked Ape to Nonstop Shopper
ISBN: HB: 9781805260493,
Hurst Publishers,
November 2023
304 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 60 illus.
304 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 60 illus.
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The fascinating tale of humankind's journey from owning nothing to being owned – by our stuff. Why, when and how did our needs become world-destroying addictions?
Over 3 million years ago, our ancestors realised they could bre...
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£25.00
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Clare Leighton's Rural Life
An Anthology
ISBN: HB: 9781851246120,
Bodleian Library Publishing,
October 2023
192 pp., 24,2x19,0 cm, 70 black&white illus.
192 pp., 24,2x19,0 cm, 70 black&white illus.
Clare Leighton was one of the most prolific and highly regarded wood engravers of her time, leaving behind a body of work that reflected her rural life in Britain and North America. During the 1930s, as the world around her became increasingly techno...
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Love for the Land
Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place
ISBN: HB: 9780300267440,
Yale University Press,
September 2023
280 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 black&white illus.
280 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 24 black&white illus.
A captivating exploration of presence and place told through the stories and insights of small farmers who, despite intense adversity, continue caring for their land.
"Love for the Land" explores the power and potential of people-place relationship...
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Queens of the Wild
Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe: An Investigation
ISBN: PB: 9780300273342,
Yale University Press,
September 2023
256 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 24 black&white illus.
256 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 24 black&white illus.
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day.
In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christia...
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