Drawing on thirty years of writing about Greek & Roman history, Mary Beard takes us on an exhilarating journey through the extraordinary riches of the classical heritage, & why it still matters. Mary Beard is one of the world`s best-known classicists
- a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting & her books. In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage
- from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander the Great, Nero & Boudicca. She also invites you into the places where Greeks & Romans lived & died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatra`s Alexandria
- & reveals the often hidden world of slaves. She brings back to life some of the greatest writers of antiquity
- including Thucydides, Cicero & Tacitus
- & takes a fresh look at both scholarly controversies & popular interpretations of the ancient world, from ” The Golden Bough” to ” Asterix”. The fruit of over thirty years in the world of classical scholarship, ” Classical Traditions” captures the world of antiquity & its modern significance with wit, verve & scholarly expertise.




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Mary Beard is one of the world`s best-known classicists
- a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide
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Confusion is the third novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard`s bestselling Cazalet Chronicles. London & Sussex, 1942. The privileged English family in turmoil... The long, dark days of struggle provide the poignant background to the third book of the Cazalet Chronicles. As the war enters its fourth year, chaos has become a way of life. Both in the still peaceful Sussex countryside, & in air-raid-threatened London, the divided Cazalets begin to find the battle for survival echoing the confusion in their own lives. Read the next books in the series, Casting Off & All Change, or start from the beginning with The Light Years & Marking Time. ...

Rol&, a young student at a new university, meets an inspirational teacher who sweeps him into his world of literature & learning. When the boy moves into the same building as the teacher & his wife, he becomes ever closer to this remarkable man, though he also senses his mentor pulling away from him
- sometimes even seeming to hate him. But the truth about these feelings is something that will shape both men for the rest of their lives.
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` The enemy has got to be fought everywhere & hard... Everything is going very well indeed & no one minds the losses as long as we are moving.` The never-before-published papers of General Sir Thomas D` Oyly Snow provide a remarkable insight into the mindset of the Great War commanders. Despite being severely injured during the first Battle of the Marne
- when his horse fell & rolled over him, cracking his pelvis
- Snow served at some of the most important battles of the Western Front. His memoirs include the battle of Loos, the second battle of Ypres, the battles of Arras & Cambrai, the retreat from Mons & was responsible for the diversionary attack on Gommecourt on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Somme. This volume is comprised of vivid extracts from contemporary notes that only an eyewitness can offer coupled with frank postwar reflections that show the wisdom of hindsight & perspective, which brings an open awareness of military folly.D` Oyly Snow died in London, aged 82, on 30 August 1940. This first edition of his letters & memoirs
- published exactly 70 years after his death
- has been introduced by his great grandson, the broadcaster & author Dan Snow.



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Congleton in 1897 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers most of the town of Congleton, together with the village of Buglawton. Features include town centre, Buglawton, Biddulph Valley Branch to Buglawton, small section of North Staffordshire Railway but not Congleton station, Bath Vale, Hardings Bank, River Dane, Lower Heath, St Peter`s church, Moody Hall, Victoria Mill, silk mills, St Stephen`s church, Vale Mill, etc. A list of private residents from an 1898 directory is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY ` Not only deserves the description ”epic”, in its true sense, but the term ”masterpiece” as well` Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world`s most critical failed nation-states: the Democratic Republic of Congo. Interweaving his own family`s history with the voices of a diverse range of individuals
- charismatic dictators, feuding warlords, child soldiers, & many in the African diaspora of Europe & China
- Van Reybrouck offers a deeply humane approach to political history, focusing squarely on the Congolese perspective & returning a nation`s history to its people.

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This is the most recent project of ` Magnum` photographer Carl De Keyzer; a sharp image of Congo as it is today. De Keyzer has visited places that were tourist hotspots before their independence & thus shows us the remains of the Belgian presence in modern Congo. Carl De Keyzer travelled through Congo for over 10 months to make this book, often in very dangerous areas. This has resulted in a unique documentary with an historic meaning. ...

Congo (Brazaville) on a road map from the IGN in Paris, with relief shading & colouring/graphics indicating different types of vegetaion & terrain: forest, grassl&, marches, areas liable to flooding. Road & rail connections are shown, with a separate distance table between main centres of population. A large diagram shows the administrative divisions of the country. Latitude & longitude are shown in the margins at 1 degree intervals. The legend is in French only.*PLEASE NOTE:* The map also shows the grid for the 1:200, 000 topographic survey of Congo prepared by IGN mostly in the 1950s & 1960s. Detailed topographic maps of France`s ex-colonies are now available only as reproductions from the IGN library, & in many cases special permits from the relevant African governments are needed to purchase them. Costs vary, but are always considerably higher than for current topographic maps of this kind. In any enquiries please indicate full sheet numbers & titles, e.g. Sibiti, SA-33-XX. ...

Congo in the Travel Guide series from Bradt; encompassing a comprehensive range of titles to destinations worldwide, with a particular focus on Africa, Central & South America. Bradt are one of the country’s leading independent publishers & have an ethos that focuses on responsible travel, in alliance with a philosophy of sustainability; both in the destinations the guides cover but also in encouraging tourists to limit the impact they have on the local environment. Bradt guides have a reputation for appealing to more independent travelers & often cover destinations that are not available from other publishers. Each guide opens with two comprehensive chapters on Background & Practical Information, covering details of the country’s geography, culture, natural history, government & politics, economy, people, language, religion, education & culture. Important practical advice

Includes:: when to visit, highlights, suggested itineraries, tour operators, red tape, embassies & consulates, getting there & away, health, safety, what to take, money, budgeting, getting around, accommodation, eating & drinking, public holidays, shopping, arts & entertainment, media & communications, business, travel culture & cultural etiquette. Individual sections are organized geographically by region & typically open with information on practicalities & orientation, before focusing on what to see & where to go. Information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat & how to find your way around is provided, with a range of budgets catered for. Simple black & white maps locate key visitor sites & places of accommodation. Bradt Travel Guides include appendices that provide an in-depth introduction to the language of each country, a glossary of terms & a listing of books & internet resources providing further information on the destination.

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