Search Results: Modern History from Ancient World Books

Simon & Schuster. Very Good+. 1994. Softcover. 0684813211 . Pages a bit tanned. ; 0.68 x 8.41 x 5.53 Inches; 272 pages; Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battlefield experiences of men like Agamemnon and Patroclus with those of frontline grunts, analyzes the berserker rage that overcame Achilles and so many American soldiers alike, and considers the ways in which societies ancient and modern have accounted for and dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder---a malady only recently recognized in the medical literature, but well attested in Homer's pages. .

Simon & Schuster. Very Good+. 1995. Softcover. 0684813211 . Light Shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; 0.68 x 8.41 x 5.53 Inches; 272 pages; Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battlefield experiences of men like Agamemnon and Patroclus with those of frontline grunts, analyzes the berserker rage that overcame Achilles and so many American soldiers alike, and considers the ways in which societies ancient and modern have accounted for and dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder---a malady only recently recognized in the medical literature, but well attested in Homer's pages. .

Yale University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0300044534 . Very Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. Dustjacket spine is sunned. ; Xx, 498pp, illustrated. ; Volume 2 Only; Vol. 2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 498 pages .

Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0300044534 . A couple of corners lightly bumped. Minor shelfwear to book and DJ. ; Xx, 498pp, illustrated. ; Volume 2 Only; Vol. 2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 498 pages .

David & Charles. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0715370006 . DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Explains how Greece was despoiled of much of her treasures in the early nineteenth century-- treasures that are now priceless exhibits in the great museums of the world. ; 210 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. 0195062418 . Minor wear to corners of wraps. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; Concentrating on land warfare, distinguished U. S. Military historian Jones argues that most military events can be explained by military factors. The framework of his analysis is strategy, which Jones sees as remaining consistent for 2500 years. When applied, however, strategy becomes dependent on tactics and logistics. These in turn are constantly modified by technology. The result is an ever-changing dialectic of options that continues to make war a viable political option even in the nuclear age. ; 740 pages .

Basil Blackwell. Very Good. 1975-83. Softcover. Books have minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Founded by Prof. Donald Nicol. First 8 volumes of this journal. ; Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies Association; Vol. 1/8/2024 .

Department of Classics, Cornell University. Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0967813506 . Informative record of classical studies from Cornell's founding in 1865 to the expansion of the department in the mid 1960s. ; 107 pages .

Getty Publications. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. 0892369248 . Minor shelfwear. ; 232 pages; With elegance and wit, Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettanti. He dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, portraits of the Dilettanti were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. These include a striking group of mock-classical and mock-religious portraits, which Redford deconstructs deliciously. The society's support of expeditions to the Levant yielded pioneering architectural and archaeological folios, from The Antiquities of Athens (1762) to Specimens of Ancient Sculpture (1809). These monumental volumes aspired… Read More

Getty Publications. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. 0892369248 . Minor shelfwear. ; 232 pages; With elegance and wit, Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettanti. He dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, portraits of the Dilettanti were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. These include a striking group of mock-classical and mock-religious portraits, which Redford deconstructs deliciously. The society's support of expeditions to the Levant yielded pioneering architectural and archaeological folios, from The Antiquities of Athens (1762) to Specimens of Ancient Sculpture (1809). These monumental volumes aspired… Read More

Ashgate Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0754638731 . V1: bumping to top corners with 1 hard bump/dent (1 cm) to lower edge of front board. VG DJ: minor staining to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. V2: very light bump to 1 corner of book else book is fine. VG+ DJ: minor staining to DJ. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Two Volume Set. ; 2 Volume Set. Publications of the Modern Humanities Research Association; 3.4 x 11.2 x 8.6 Inches; 1000 pages; A landmark in the study of early modern Europe, this two-volume collection makes available for the first times a selection of the most important texts from court and civic festival books. Festival entertainments were presented to mark such occasions as royal and ducal entries to capital cities, dynastic marriages, the birth and christening of heirs, religious feasts and royal and ducal funerals. Europa Triumphans represents the chronological and trans-European range of the court and civic festival. These… Read More

Dusseldorf: Artemis & Winkler. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 353807044X . Book is fine. Some scratches to front panel of DJ with small tear to upper corner (1 cm). ; 264pp, a few illustrations.; 264 pages .

St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0312027281 . Top corners are bumped. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. Light discoloration to DJ spine. ; Historians on Historians; 187 pages; A study of Gibbon as historian: a product of his own time, and an enduring voice in our own. .

Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Light shelfwear to book. Faint bump to heel of spine. ; Text in french with English commentary. ; 268 pages; Text of Edward Gibbon's journal from his 1764 trip from Geneva to Rome .

Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and tears. DJ is price-clipped. Light foxing to textblock. ; Text in french with English commentary. ; 268 pages; Text of Edward Gibbon's journal from his 1764 trip from Geneva to Rome .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. Former owner's signature on fly page. Light soiling to textblock. Back cover is lightly creased. ; 325 pages .

Routledge & Keagan Paul. Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. 0710050100 . Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. DJ have been laminated (which is chipping and has edgewear) and price-clipped. Internally VG. ; Studies in Political History; 244 pages .

Oxford University Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. Author knows the background, the culture and the history of Greece, and packs an amazing amount of into his account of his visit to Greece. ; 203 pages .

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1910. Hardcover. Spine is faded. Minor edgewear to top of spine. Rubbing to extremities. Prelims are browned. Former owner's name on ffep. Light foxing. ; A series of lectures: Greek as a factor in modern education; introduction of greek into England; Influence of Greek poetry; Influence of Greek Criticism; Influence of Greek philosophy. ; 127 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1945. Hardcover. Discoloration to boards. Light Foxing to textblock and prelims. ; Looks at the influence of Greek in education and scholarship. ; 255 pages .