The Street of Many Arches
Author : Joan Conquest
Publisher : F.D. Goodchild Company
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,18 MB
Release : 1924
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Author : Joan Conquest
Publisher : F.D. Goodchild Company
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,18 MB
Release : 1924
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Author : David Kennedy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 38,20 MB
Release : 2024-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1040234453
The Roman Near East has been a source of fascination and exasperation - an immense area, a rich archaeological heritage as well as documents in several local languages, a region with a great depth of urbanisation and development ... yet relatively neglected by modern researchers and difficult to work on and in. Local archaeologists are often under-funded and the Roman period viewed as an earlier phase of western colonialism. Happily, the immense surge in archaeological and historical research on the Roman period everywhere has included the Roman Near East and there have been significant academic developments. This collection of studies on the Roman Near East represents Professor Kennedy’s academic assessment of the region, which began with his doctoral thesis on the contribution of Syria to the Roman army. Although the thesis was never published, several articles owe their genesis to work done then or soon after and are included here (VI, VII, IX, XII). Initial visits to military sites in Syria and Jordan swiftly brought out the presence in many cases of associated civil settlements and - though often now gone, the traces of ancient field systems. Hence, the two prominent sub-themes in this collection are the Roman military and various aspects of society and settlement - settlement types, farming, logistical underpinning and communications.
Author : Ian Radforth
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 40,4 MB
Release : 2004-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1442659106
In 1860, Queen Victoria sent her eighteen-year-old son, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on a goodwill mission to Canada and the United States. The young heir-apparent (later King Edward VII) had not yet gained his reputation as a fashion setter and rake, but he nevertheless attracted enormous crowds both in Canada, where it was the first royal visit, and in the United States. Civic leaders hosted the visitor in princely style, decorating their towns with triumphal arches and organizing royal entries, public processions, openings, and grand balls. In Royal Spectacle, Ian Radforth recreates these displays of civic pride by making use of the many public and private accounts of them, and he analyses the heated controversies the visit provoked. When communities rushed to honour the prince and put themselves on display, social divisions inadvertently became part of the spectacle seen by the prince and described by visiting journalists. Street theatre reached a climax in Kingston, where the Prince of Wales could not disembark from his steamer because of the defiance of thousands of Orangemen dressed in their brilliant regalia and waiving their banners. Contemporary depictions of the tour provide an opportunity to interpret the cultural values and social differences that shaped Canada during the Confederation decade and the United States on the eve of the Civil War. Topics explored include Orange-Green conflict, First Nations and the politics of public display, contested representations of race and gender, the tourist gaze, and meanings of crown and empire. An original and erudite study, Royal Spectacle contributes greatly to historical research on public spectacle, colonial and national identities, Britishness in the Atlantic world, and the history of the monarchy.
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Page : 1540 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Dry-goods
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Author : Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Page : 752 pages
File Size : 45,32 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Cyprus
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Page : 1388 pages
File Size : 25,33 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Electric railroads
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Author : Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Page : 646 pages
File Size : 42,37 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Eretz Israel
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Page : 1290 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Gas manufacture and works
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Author : Dimitris Theodossopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415479460
Bringing together theory with current conservation technology, this book explores possibilities in architectural expression alongside the technical requirements of structures. International case studies are used throughout to provide the reader with examples of how real structural conservation design solutions were arrived at. The inclusion of full technical details of these projects, and over 150 illustrations, make this a valuable resource for architects, structural engineers, conservation officers, as well as students of these disciplines.
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Page : 968 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Engineering
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