Greco Files: A Brit's-Eye View of Greece (Hayes John)(Paperback)

Greco Files: A Brit's-Eye View of Greece (Hayes John)(Paperback)

Greco Files is part memoir and part commentary. It traces the real-life experiences of a couple of retired British teachers as they fashion a new chapter in their lives in a Greek village as the 21st Century unfolds. Put in the context of Greek mythology, history and geography, and set against a

Alternative Anthem [With DVD] (Agard John)(Paperback)

Includes poetry from We Brits that gives an outsider-insider view of British life in poems which both challenge and cherish our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions. This book also includes Weblines that contains three Caribbean myths of transformation: the steeldrum, the limbo dancer, and

Archaic Greece: The Age of Experiment (Snodgrass Anthony M.)(Paperback)

Until quite recently, it has been the accepted view that the Archaic period of Greek history was by definition merely a prelude to the Oassical period, an era regarded as unsurpassed in its literary, intellectual, artistic, and political achievements. Lately, however, ancient historians and

The Defence and Fall of Greece, 1940-41 (Car John)(Paperback)

On 28th October 1940, the Greek premier, Ioannis Metaxis, refused to accept a deliberately provocative ultimatum from Mussolini and Italian forces began the invasion of Greece via Albania. This aggression was prompted by Mussolini's desire for a quick victory to rival Hitler's rapid conquest of

Greece (Tzonis Alexander)(Paperback)

The remains of antiquity define Greek architecture in the popular imagination, but Greek edifices encompass far more than these ancient structures. Offered here is a comprehensive survey of modern Greek architecture of the past hundred-plus years.The book explores the buildings and architects of

Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction (Cartledge Paul)(Paperback)

This highly original introduction to ancient Greece uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative aspects of Greek culture. Cartledge highlights the role of such renowned cities as Athens (birthplace of democracy) and Sparta, but he also examines

Greek Art (Boardman John)(Paperback)

John Boardman, one of the best known and acknowledged scholars of the classical Greek world, has updated his definitive survey of its arts, the most influential and widely known historic artistic tradition of the Old World. In the twenty years since the last edition was released, valuable evidence

Finishing Well: A God's-Eye View of Ageing (Knox Ian)(Paperback)

Ancient Greece (Kovacs Charles)(Paperback)

A retelling of Greek mythology and ancient history as recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Class 5-6 (age 10-12). This welcome new addition to Charles Kovacs' work contains legendary stories of mythical heroes and historic figures from the dawn of western civilization. Through the fearless

Botany of Desire - A Plant's-eye View of the World (Pollan Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Handbook of Mediterranean Roman Pottery (Hayes John W.)(Pevná vazba)

In the past, Roman pottery has been judged as inferior to Greek pottery. Recent excavations, however, have led to an increase in knowledge and appreciation of Roman wares. These wares now constitute an important body of evidence for the understanding of art, literacy and trade in the ancient world

GREEK LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE COURSE BOOK (NEW EDITION) (Hardy David)(Paperback / softback)

An ideal introduction to the language and culture of Greece, Greek Language and People is an integrated multi-media course for

The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World (Boardman John)(Paperback)

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical Greek world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now, in this vivid volume,

The History of Greek Vases (Boardman John)(Paperback)

Greek pottery has long fascinated scholars and historians of art. It provides a continuous commentary on all other Greek arts, even sculpture, and the scenes figured on the vases can prove to be as subtle and informative as the great works of Greek literature. In no other art of antiquity do we

The Cambridge Companion to Early Greek Philosophy (Long A. A.)(Paperback)

The Western tradition of philosophy began in Greece with a cluster of thinkers often called the Presocratics, whose influence has been incalculable. All these thinkers are discussed in this volume both as individuals and collectively in chapters on rational theology, epistemology, psychology,

Thebes - The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece (Cartledge Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes from the acclaimed author of The

The Summer of My Greek Taverna: A Memoir (Stone Tom)(Paperback)

The story of a man in love with a place, a woman, and a dream. Tom Stone went to Greece one summer to write a novel -- and stayed twenty-two years. On Patmos, he fell in love with Danielle, a beautiful French painter. His novel completed and sold, he decided to stay a little longer. Seven idyllic

Tales of the Greek Heroes (Green Roger Lancelyn)(Paperback)

The mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars. Introduced with wit and humour by Rick Riordan, creator of the highly successful Percy

The Last Greek (Cameron Christian)(Paperback)

Few writers are better at conjuring up a vision of Ancient Greece' THE TIMES * * * * * * * 210BCE. The most powerful empires in the world brawl over the spoils of a declawed Greece. Philopoemen has a vision to end the chaos and anarchy that consumes his homeland - to stop the endless wars and

Autobiography (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at his father's hand. Intellectually brilliant, fearless and profound, he became a leading Victorian liberal thinker, whose works

Practical Greek Magic: A Working Guide to the Unique Magical System of Classical Greece (Hope Murry)(Paperback)

A complete guide to the magical system of the ancient Greeks, ideally suited to the student who aspires to tread the Heroic Path as mediator between man and the gods.SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE: - The Nature of the Oracles and How to Reconstruct Them - The Magical Meanings Behind the Myths - The

Skyland (Durbin Andrew)(Paperback)

On the Greek island of Patmos, where St. John received the Book of Revelation, two writers find themselves mired in an uneasy sense of timelessness, where history and the present jumble together. As they hunt for a lost portrait of the iconic gay novelist Herv Guibert, they discover that the

Surplus Citizens: Struggle and Nationalism in the Greek Crisis (Kotouza Dimitra)(Paperback)

The crisis in Greece has elicited the full spectrum of responses - from optimism for a left parliamentary politics inspired by Syriza's electoral victory, to pessimism about the intransigence of the EU and calls for the reinstatement of full national sovereignty in Europe. In Surplus Citizens,

Roumeli (Fermor Patrick Leigh)(Paperback / softback)

Now in John Murray B-format, the famous exploration of Northern Greece by the great twentieth century travel writer known to generations for A Time of