Автор: Houk Brett A. Название: Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands ISBN: 081305415X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813054155 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4013.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For more than a century researchers have studied Maya ruins, and sites like Tikal, Palenque, Copan, and Chichen Itza have shaped our understanding of the Maya. Yet cities of the eastern lowlands of Belize, an area that was home to a rich urban tradition that persisted and evolved for almost 2,000 years, are treated as peripheral to these great Classic period sites. The hot and humid climate and dense forests are inhospitable and make preservation of the ruins difficult, but this oft-ignored area reveals much about Maya urbanism and culture. Using data collected from different sites throughout the lowlands, including the Vaca Plateau and the Belize River Valley, Brett Houk presents the first synthesis of these unique ruins and discusses methods for mapping and excavating them. Considering the sites through the analytical lenses of the built environment and ancient urban planning, Houk vividly reconstructs their political history, considers how they fit into the larger political landscape of the Classic Maya, and examines what they tell us about Maya city building.
This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire thought and felt about their country's past. The Daily Telegraph
Spanning four volumes and many centuries of history, from Caesar's invasion of Britain to the start of World War I, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples stands as one of Winston Churchill's most magnificent literary works. Begun during Churchill's 'wilderness years' when he was out of government, first published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World War II had cemented his place in history and completed when Churchill was in his 80s, it remains to this day a compelling and vivid history. In The Age of Revolution - the third volume of Churchill's history - Churchill charts the rise of Great Britain as a world power and the long rivalry with France, the shadow of the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and his defeat at Waterloo. The volume also covers the rise of the American colonies, their triumphant overthrow of British rule in the War of Independence and the first great generation of American leaders: Washington, Adams and Jefferson.
Автор: Cunliffe, Barry Название: Iron Age Communities in Britain ISBN: 0415562929 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415562928 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8879.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd Название: Maya E Groups: Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands ISBN: 0813054354 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813054353 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 15675.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In ancient Maya cities, “E Groups” are sets of buildings aligned with the movements of the sun. This volume presents new archaeological data to reveal that E Groups were constructed earlier than previously thought—in fact, they are the earliest identifiable architectural plan at many Maya settlements. More than just astronomical observatories or calendars, E Groups were gathering places for emerging communities and centers of ritual: the very first civic-religious public architecture in the Maya lowlands. Investigating a wide variety of E Group sites in different contexts, this volume pieces together the development of social and political complexity in the ancient Maya civilization. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase.
Автор: Creighton Название: Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain ISBN: 0521114519 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521114516 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Combining archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them, and how rulers bolstered their power through use of imagery on coins, myths, language, and material culture. Includes full index of Iron Age coins.
Автор: More Название: The Industrial Age ISBN: 1138177733 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138177734 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A new edition of this popular single volume survey of the British economy from industrialisation to the present day. In response to continuing demand this key text has been updated to cover a further decade of Britain`s economic and social fortunes, and also reconsiders many of the original findings in the light of recent research.
Автор: Inge Название: The Victorian Age ISBN: 1107495091 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107495098 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2693.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Originally published in 1922, this book presents the content of the Rede Lecture for that year, which was delivered by William Ralph Inge at the University of Cambridge. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Inge, British history and the Victorian period.
Автор: Rickman Название: The Life of Thomas Paine ISBN: 1108069452 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108069458 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4910.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: As Paine`s friend and fellow reformer, Thomas Clio Rickman (1761-1834) paints a sympathetic portrait of the influential political activist in this 1819 biography. Though not hiding Paine`s known egoism, Rickman presents it alongside the better qualities of a man who did not merely `live amid great events ... he created them`.
Автор: M. Kathryn Brown, George J. Bey III Название: Pathways to Complexity: A View from the Maya Lowlands ISBN: 0813054842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813054841 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 12540.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Pathways to Complexity synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. In this volume, prominent Maya scholars argue that the development of social, religious, and economic complexity began during the Middle Preclassic period (1000-300 BC), hundreds of years earlier than previously thought.Contributors reveal that villages were present in parts of the lowlands by 1000 BC. Combining recent discoveries from the northern lowlands--an area often neglected in other volumes-and the southern lowlands, the collection then traces the emergence of sociopolitical inequality and complexity in all parts of the Yucatán Peninsula over the course of the Middle Preclassic period. They show that communities evolved in different ways due to influences such as geographical location, ceramic exchange, shell ornament production, agricultural strategy, religious ritual, ideology, and social rankings. These varied pathways to complexity developed over half a millennium and culminated in the institution of kingship by the Late Preclassic period.Presenting exciting work on a dynamic and misunderstood time period, Pathways to Complexity demonstrates the importance of a broad, comparative approach to understanding Preclassic Maya civilization and will serve as a foundation for future research and interpretation.
Автор: Harding, D.W. Название: The Iron Age in Lowland Britain ISBN: 1138813729 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138813724 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian Land.
Book 4 in the reports series on the Upper Tisza Project, north-eastern Hungary. This volume covers the summer 1995 excavations at the Neolithic site of Polg r-10.
Written by John Chapman, Mark Gillings, Robert Shiel, Bisserka Gaydarska and Chris Bond.
Contributions by Eniko Magyari, David Passmore, Eniko F legyh za, Ian Lumley, Rhodri Jones, Jerome Edwards, Karen Hardy, Denise Telford, David Brighton, Keith Dobney, Ferenc Gyulai, Edina Rudner, Beth Rega, Keri Brown and Tom Higham.
Illustrations by Sandra Rowntree, Chris Bond and Yvonne Beadnell.
Автор: Stahl Peter W. Название: Archaeology in the Lowland American Tropics ISBN: 0521444861 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521444866 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The lowland American tropics have posed great challenges for archaeologists. Working in difficult conditions, modern scholars pioneered new methods that increasingly influence archaeological practice internationally. The contributors to this volume explore problems including site discovery, excavation, the preservation of artifacts, and methods of analysis.
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