Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 146, no. 4, 2002)
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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 136 pages
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ISBN : 9781422372821
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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 136 pages
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ISBN : 9781422372821
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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,23 MB
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ISBN : 9781422372791
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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 96 pages
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ISBN : 9781422372814
Author : Kenneth Silver
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2017-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 178491729X
This book addresses the proto-history and the roots of the Qumran community and of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of contemporary scholarship in Alexandria, Egypt.
Author : Chris Brennan
Publisher : Amor Fati Publications
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 25,96 MB
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0998588903
Hellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was practiced in the Mediterranean region from approximately the first century BCE until the seventh century CE. It is the source of many of the modern traditions of astrology that still flourish around the world today, although it is only recently that many of the surviving texts of this tradition have become available again for astrologers to study. Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune is one of the first comprehensive surveys of this tradition in modern times. The book covers the history, philosophy, and techniques of ancient astrology, with a special focus on demonstrating how many of the fundamental concepts underlying the practice of western astrology originated during the Hellenistic period.
Author : Dan O'Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1134766246
During its brief existence Wikipedia has proved astonishingly successful with 2.8 million articles in English alone available freely to all with access to the internet. The online encyclopedia can be seen as the 21st century’s version of earlier historical attempts to gather the world’s knowledge into one place - this unique book offers a description of some of these earlier attempts. O’Sullivan follows with a thorough analysis of Wikipedia itself, suggesting how to approach and contribute to the site, and what can be gained from using it. Writing in an accessible style the author takes a socio-historical approach and argues that by looking at communities of practice in the past we can come to understand the radical, even political, nature of Wikipedia. The book will have a broad appeal to anyone interested in the development of this unique project, including information management professionals but also historians, sociologists, educators and students.
Author : Guy de la Bedoyere
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 27,51 MB
Release : 2024-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300280297
A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt’s last and one of its longest dynasties, was in many ways a gilded age. Its early rulers restored and even expanded Egyptian power. Over a span of 300 years the period was witness to intellectual enlightenment, imaginative state-building, and some of the most memorable characters in ancient history, including Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII. But these Macedonian Greek pharaohs embarked on ruinous warfare, faced rebellion, and descended into murderous family feuds. Increasingly reliant on the dizzying rise of Roman power, Ptolemaic Egypt was finally annexed by Augustus in 30 BCE. How did such an ancient civilization come to this? Exploring the lives of the Ptolemaic pharaohs, de la Bédoyère reveals the jealousy, greed, and murderous ambition in their Egypt and the legendary city of Alexandria, their capital. This is a lively, accessible account of Ancient Egypt’s last days—and of the new power rising in its place.
Author : Abbott Gleason
Publisher : TidePool Press, LLC
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 097555574X
Abbott Gleason's insightful memoir of the generation that came of age in the late fifties.
Author : Magnus Ramage
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,83 MB
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1136707638
Information is everywhere, and defines everything in today's society. Moreover, information is a key concept in a wide range of academic disciplines, from quantum physics to public policy. However, these disciplines all interpret the concept in quite different ways. This book looks at information in several different academic disciplines - cybernetics, ICT, communications theory, semiotics, information systems, library science, linguistics, quantum physics and public policy. Perspectives on Information brings clarity and coherence to different perspectives through promoting information as a unifying concept across the disciplinary spectrum. Though conceived as a contribution to the ongoing conversation between academic disciplines into the nature of information, the deliberately accessible style of this text (reflecting the authors’ backgrounds at The Open University) will be make it valuable for anyone who needs to know something more about information. Given the ubiquity of information in the 21st century, that means everyone.
Author : D. Antoine Sutton
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1527509478
This volume is pivotal reading for laypersons looking for an accurate understanding of the private life and public career of A.E. Housman. Furthermore, it is also essential for any reader seeking to recover a truer image of the Victorian man who, during his lifetime, issued two collections of Romantic poems, A Shropshire Lad and Last Poems. It will be of particular interest to history buffs, poets, professors and students of classical studies, and instructors in literary criticism, given that it sketches Housman’s biography and examines in detail his scholarship.