Constructing The Ancient World
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Constructing The Ancient World
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Author : Carmelo G. Malacrino
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2010
Constructing The Ancient World written by Carmelo G. Malacrino and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
A survey of building techniques & architecture from the 3rd century B.C. through the fifth century A.D., this volume explores how the Greeks of the classical period & later the Romans created a complex & innovative built environment.
The Construction Of Value In The Ancient World
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Author : John K Papadopoulos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-01-31
The Construction Of Value In The Ancient World written by John K Papadopoulos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-31 with History categories.
Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Scholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. The Construction of Value in the Ancient World makes a significant contribution to this ongoing inquiry, bringing together in one comprehensive volume the perspectives of leading anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, linguists, philologists, and sociologists on how value was created, defined, and expressed in a number of ancient societies around the world. Based on the basic premise that value is a social construct defined by the cultural context in which it is situated, the volume explores four overarching but closely interrelated themes: place value, body value, object value, and number value. The questions raised and addressed are of central importance to archaeologists studying ancient civilizations: How can we understand the value that might have been accorded to materials, objects, people, places, and patterns of action by those who produced or used the things that compose the human material record? Taken as a whole, the contributions to this volume demonstrate how the concept of value lies at the intersection of individual and collective tastes, desires, sentiments, and attitudes that inform the ways people select, or give priority to, one thing over another.
Ancient Egyptian Construction And Architecture
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Author : Somers Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Ancient Egyptian Construction And Architecture written by Somers Clarke and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Architecture categories.
Provides description and analysis of Egyptian building practices.
Literary Construction Of Identity In The Ancient World
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Author : Hanna Liss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Literary Construction Of Identity In The Ancient World written by Hanna Liss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Literary Criticism categories.
Thinking of ancient texts as literature. Memory, narration, identity: Exodus as a political myth / Jan Assmann -- Narrative poetics and Hebrew narrative: a survey / Joachim Vette -- Is there a universal genre of "drama"? conjectures on the basis of "dramatic" texts in Old Testament prophecy, Attic tragedy, and Egyptian cult plays / Helmut Utzschneider -- Narratology and the Classics: the proof of the pudding-- / Irene J.F. de Jong -- The identity of authors and readers. Ancient writers, modern readers, and King Ashurnasirpal's political problems: an exploration of the possibility of reading ancient texts / Barbara N. Porter -- The Achilles heel of reader-response criticism and the concept of reading hermeneutics of caution / Christof Hardmeier -- Tell me who I am: reading the alphabet of Ben Sira / Dagmar Börner-Klein -- The powers of a lost subject: reinventing a poet's identity in Catullus's Carmen 8 / Melanie Möller -- Fiction and fact. Forms of talk in Hebrew Biblical narrative: negotiations, interaction, and sociocultural context / Frank H. Polak -- Of mice and men and blood: the laws of ritual purity in the Hebrew Bible / Hanna Liss -- Fiction and imagination in early Christian literature: the acts of the Apostles as a test case / Ute E. Eisen -- Fictions and formulations: the Talmud and the construction of Jewish identity / David Kraemer -- Are vocation texts fictional? on Hesiod's Helicon experience / Geritt Kloss -- Rereading Biblical poetry. From Aristotle to Bakhtin: the comedic and the carnivalesque in a Biblical tale / Nehama Aschkenasy -- Where is Isaiah in Isaiah? / Francis Landy -- Job 28 and the climax in chapters 29-31: crisis and identity / Jan Fokkelman -- Modeling the future by reconstructing the past. Samuel's "farewell speech": theme and variation in 1 Samuel 12, Josephus, and pseudo-Philo / Joachim Vette -- The exile: Biblical ideology and its postmodern ideological interpretation / Adele Berlin.
Ancient Construction Technology
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Author : Michael Woods
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Ancient Construction Technology written by Michael Woods and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the technology used by ancient societies to create such monumental structures as temples, pyramids, walls, arches, and bridges, including the ancient civilizations of China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.
Ancient Building Technology
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Author : George R. H. Wright
language : en
Publisher:
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Ancient Building Technology written by George R. H. Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
A Companion To Greek Architecture
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Author : Margaret M. Miles
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-06-13
A Companion To Greek Architecture written by Margaret M. Miles and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact. Covers both sacred and secular structures and complexes, with particular attention to architectural decoration, such as sculpture, interior design, floor mosaics, and wall painting Makes use of new research from computer-driven technologies, the study of inscriptions and archaeological evidence, and recently excavated buildings Brings together original scholarship from an esteemed group of archaeologists and art historians Presents the most up-to-date English language coverage of Greek architecture in several decades while also sketching out important areas and structures in need of further research
The Arts Of Making In Ancient Egypt
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Author : Gianluca Miniaci
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
The Arts Of Making In Ancient Egypt written by Gianluca Miniaci and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Artisans categories.
This book provides an innovative analysis of the conditions of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship in the light of the archaeology of production, linguistic analysis, visual representation and ethnographic research. During the past decades, the "imaginative" figure of ancient Egyptian material producers has moved from "workers" to "artisans" and, most recently, to "artists". In a search for a fuller understanding of the pragmatics of material production in past societies, and moving away from a series of modern preconceptions, this volume aims to analyse the mechanisms of material production in Egypt during the Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BC), to approach the profile of ancient Egyptian craftsmen through their own words, images and artefacts, and to trace possible modes of circulation of ideas among craftsmen in material production. The studies in the volume address the mechanisms of ancient production in Middle Bronze Age Egypt, the circulation of ideas among craftsmen, and the profiles of the people involved, based on the material traces, including depictions and writings, the ancient craftsmen themselves left and produced.
Globalizations And The Ancient World
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Author : Justin Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-11-08
Globalizations And The Ancient World written by Justin Jennings and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-08 with Social Science categories.
In this book, Justin Jennings argues that globalization is not just a phenomenon limited to modern times. Instead he contends that the globalization of today is just the latest in a series of globalizing movements in human history. Using the Uruk, Mississippian, and Wari civilizations as case studies, Jennings examines how the growth of the world's first great cities radically transformed their respective areas. The cities required unprecedented exchange networks, creating long-distance flows of ideas, people, and goods. These flows created cascades of interregional interaction that eroded local behavioral norms and social structures. New, hybrid cultures emerged within these globalized regions. Although these networks did not span the whole globe, people in these areas developed globalized cultures as they interacted with one another. Jennings explores how understanding globalization as a recurring event can help in the understanding of both the past and the present.
Roman Building
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Author : Jean-Pierre Adam
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-11-01
Roman Building written by Jean-Pierre Adam and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-01 with History categories.
Lots of pictures - well illustrated. Visually rich, but also text on building, materials etc. Roman architecture throughout Mediterranean. Jean-Pierre Adam is an expert in the architectural field. One of newly acquired Batsford titles.