Throughout history, climate change has been an important driving force behind human behaviour. This archaeological study seeks to understand the complex interrelations between that behaviour and clima
Ban Non Wat is one of the many moated and banked settlements in Thailand's upper Mon Valley that are remains of structures that predated the current civilization there. This volume introduces the resu
In the past few years the image of tender procedures in which Dutch public clients selected an architect has been dominated by distressing newspaper headlines. Architects fear that the current tender
Based on the author's thesis, this study presents a detailed analysis of traditional African weapons, namely types of daggers, swords and knives, most of which were collected in the 20th century. 504
For several decades archeologists have been working at the medieval ruins of Coptic and Nubian Christian settlements in Southern Egypt. Authors Lajtar and van der Vliet have combined their linguistic
This book, despite its title is much more than just a bibliography. Conceived as part of the Manchester Medieval Textiles Project it aims to make accessible the full range of resources available to th
This is a study of the maritime dimension of transport, to and from the military installations and civilian settlements of the coasts and rivers of the west of Britain, where water was used as the mea
1000 years before the Incas the Nazca civilization flourished in Peru, characterised by high levels of agricultural specialisation and sophisticated irrigation. This study examines the nature and orig
For students of Georgian architecture and restoration practitioners, Lea et al., who worked on the house's conservation and repair, document architect Robert Taylor's Danson House (1762-1766), a Palla
Clapper (religion and philosophy, U. of Indianapolis and United Methodist studies, Christian Theological Seminary) argues that for John Wesley (1703-1791), one of the founders of Methodism, Christiani
This is the second volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to modern pottery made in Egypt today, organized by historical periods. The man
A volume dedicated to the achievements of Norwegian archaeologist Gutorm Gjessing (1906-1979). Contents: 1) Why a Circumpolar Reappraisal? An Introduction (Christer Westerdahl); 2) The Search for a
Brandwood, an author with a particular interest in Victorian and Edwardian architecture, provides a vividly illustrated history of the architectural firm of Edmund Sharpe, Edward Graham Paley and Hube
The introductory essay asking "What is comparative literature?" is followed by three chapters devoted to close analyses of Daniel Deronda, Anna Karenina, and Women in Love. The concluding discussion s
Luminous Moments is an idea, a way of seeing, an imaginative practice of openness to the everyday and the random. In the early twenty-first century, human beings seek new ways of constructing and comp
Kouremenos (classics, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, Greece) has particular interests in Greek philosophy and science. He has written two other books on Aristotle in connection with mathematical infinity
This life work of a well-known scholar creates a unique record of over 800 artefacts found in more than 100 European collections before the end of the eighteenth century. Extensively illustrated, the
Revising her Ph.D. dissertation at Monash University in Australia, Hewlett investigates the experience of individual rural communities within the hinterland of Florence during the Renaissance, three c
Those intested in the history of textiles and the remarkable quilts of the Cook Islands--known as tivaivai--will relish this beautifully illustrated volume. Kuchler (anthropology, U. College London, t
