It is impossible to have full knowledge of contemporary cultural phenomena without knowing their relationship with the past and their historical transformations. Furthermore, the study of the folkloric present illuminates behaviors and phenomena of the ancient world.
The study of the folkloric present illuminates behaviors and phenomena of the ancient world.
This bestselling handbook provides an accessible overview of key surgical principles, techniques and procedures. Thoroughly revised with the latest guidelines, management algorithms, and guidance on decision-making, it covers core anatomy and physiology and information on emergencies with increased focus on evidence-based practice.
The third in the hilarious highly illustrated series about Knight Sir Louis - a calm courageous hero in a rather bonkers world - this time battling with his friends against the terrifying Sorcerer of Slime ...
The third story of the heroic, calm Knight Sir Louis and his rather bonkers friends - told in all sorts of mediums, and with hilarious illustrations.
Displacement is one of the most pressing issues facing humanity, and it will become more so in the coming years as climate change and the impact of the coronavirus increase the extent of forced migration. The author confronts this head on with a set of realistic policy recommendations.
<p>The race is on. The After School Detective Club is on the trail of Ragnar's gold - a hoard of treasure said to have been buried by a Viking warrior and guarded by his demon hound . . . that is, unless someone else gets there first.</p>
<p>The race is on. The After School Detective Club is on the trail of Ragnar's gold - a hoard of treasure said to have been buried by a Viking warrior and guarded by his demon hound . . . that is, unless someone else gets there first.</p>
The orthogonal city plan was adopted in the mid-fifth century BCE and implies a democratic constitution. Almost entirely excavated, Morgantina's large agora offers a detailed picture of the civic architecture of an early Hellenistic western Greek city. Ten major civic monuments and buildings are described; these include meeting places for the assembly and council, and three large stoas housing a law court, public offices, and a prytaneion. Several structures document new Greek building types, including a public bank and an agoranomion or headquarters of the agora supervisors.