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  • Presenting the Romans

    Interpreting the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site

    by Nigel Mills, Jürgen Obmann, Jürgen Trumm, Lucie Branczik, Martin Kemkes, Matthias Fluck, Michaela Kronberger, Mike C. Bishop, Mike Corbishley, Miomir Korac0, Nicky Holmes1, Christof Flugel2, R. M. Spearman3, Richard Hingley4, Sandra Walkshofer5, Snezana Golubovic6, Susan Greaney7, Tim Padley8, Tom Hazenberg9, Christopher Young0, David Breeze1, Don Henson2, Erik Dobat3, Genevieve Adkins4, Jim Devine5, John Scott6 ...
    Issues in the public presentation and interpretation of the archaeology of Hadrian's Wall and other frontiers of the Roman Empire are explored and addressed here. A central theme is the need for interpretation to be people-focussed, and for visitors to be engaged through narratives and approaches which help them connect with figures in the past: daily life, relationships, craft skills, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Whole Picture

    The colonial story of the art in our museums & why we need to talk about it

    by Alice Procter ...
    "Probing, jargon-free and written with the pace of a detective story... [Procter] dissects western museum culture with such forensic fury that it might be difficult for the reader ever to view those institutions in the same way again. " Financial Times'A smart, accessible and brilliantly structured work that encourages readers to go beyond the grand architecture of cultural institutions and see ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • The Celts

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Barry Cunliffe ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. From the ancient Romans to the present day, their real nature has been obscured by a tangled web of preconceived ideas and stereotypes. Barry Cunliffe seeks to reveal this fascinating people for the first time, using an impressive range of evidence, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • It's a Don's Life

    by Professor Mary Beard ...
    Mary Beard's by now famous blog A Don's Life has been running on the TLS website for nearly three years. In it she has made her name as a wickedly subversive commentator on the world in which we live. Her central themes are the classics, universities and teaching - and much else besides. What are academics for? Who was the first African Roman emperor? Looting, ancient and modern. Are modern exams ... Read more

    $10.19 USD

  • The Ancient Celts, Second Edition

    by Barry Cunliffe ...
    Fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen, the Celts were famous throughout the Ancient Mediterranean World. They were the archetypal barbarians from the north and were feared by both Greeks and Romans. For two and a half thousand years they have continued to fascinate those who have come into contact with them, yet their origins have remained a mystery and even today are the subject of heated debate ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • History of Urban Form Before the Industrial Revolution

    by A.E.J. Morris ...
    Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of information found in the previous two editions, describing the physical results of some 5000 years of urban activity. It explains and develops the concept of 'unplanned' cities that grow organically, in contrast with 'planned' cities that ... Read more

    $160.00 USD

  • An Imperial Possession

    Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409

    by David Mattingly ...
    Series series Penguin History of Britain
    Part of the Penguin History of Britain series, An Imperial Possession is the first major narrative history of Roman Britain for a generation. David Mattingly draws on a wealth of new findings and knowledge to cut through the myths and misunderstandings that so commonly surround our beliefs about this period. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the ... Read more

    $21.29 USD

  • History through material culture

    by Leonie Hannan, Sarah Longair, Simon Trafford ...
    Series series IHR Research Guides
    History through material culture is a unique, step-by-step guide for students and researchers who wish to use objects as historical sources.Responding to the significant, scholarly interest in historical material culture studies, this book makes clear how students and researchers ready to use these rich material sources can make important, valuable and original contributions to history.Written by ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Keeping Their Marbles

    How the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums - And Why They Should Stay There

    by Tiffany Jenkins ...
    The fabulous collections housed in the world's most famous museums are trophies from an imperial age. Yet the huge crowds that each year visit the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, or the Metropolitan in New York have little idea that many of the objects on display were acquired by coercion or theft. Now the countries from which these treasures came would like them back. The Greek ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Luxury

    A Rich History

    by Peter McNeil, Giorgio Riello ...
    We live in a world obsessed by luxury. Long-distance airlines compete to offer first-class sleeping experiences and hotels recommend exclusive suites where you are never disturbed. Luxury is a rapidly changing global industry that makes the headlines daily in our newspapers and on the internet. More than ever, luxury is a pervasive presence in the cultural and economic life of the West - and ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Golden Thread

    A History of Writing

    by Ewan Clayton ...
    From the simple representative shapes used to record transactions of goods and services in ancient Mesopotamia, to the sophisticated typographical resources available to the twenty–first–century users of desktop computers, the story of writing is the story of human civilization itself.Calligraphy expert Ewan Clayton traces the history of an invention which—ever since our ancestors made the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Hadrian's Wall and the End of Empire

    The Roman Frontier in the 4th and 5th Centuries

    by Rob Collins ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Archaeology
    There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique period. Examining Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman frontier of northern England from the fourth century into the Early Medieval period, this book investigates a late frontier in transition from an imperial ... Read more

    $77.99 USD