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The Conflict Myth and the Biblical Tradition
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The Conflict Myth and the Biblical Tradition

The Conflict Myth & the Biblical Tradition traces conflict myth as an ideological tool for legitimization, or de-legitimization, of political entities throughout ancient West Asia. An assistant professor...
Ancient Warfare: Introducing Current Research
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Ancient Warfare: Introducing Current Research

The purpose of this volume is not to offer a systematic overview of ancient warfare but, rather, to provide an update on the current research regarding various aspects of the subject. As such it is an...
The Incas (Peoples of America)
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The Incas (Peoples of America)

Terence D'Altroy is impressively described on the back cover of this book as 'Professor in Anthropology at Columbia University, Director of the Columbia Centre for Archaeology, and the world's leading Inca specialist.'...
The Complete Illustrated History of the Inca Empire
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The Complete Illustrated History of the Inca Empire

By ignoring the wisdom of old adages and judging by its cover alone one might be forgiven for thinking this book was aimed at younger readers but, in fact, it is a wonderful and in-depth examination...
Jewels of Ancient Nubia
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Jewels of Ancient Nubia

Jewels of Ancient Nubia, edited by Yvonne J. Markowitz, Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry, and Denise M. Doxey, Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art, both at the Museum of Fine Arts...
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies (Oxford Handbooks)
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The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies is another weighty volume in the Handbook series and takes on the ambitious task of covering all aspects of the Roman World. The intended audience is students...
Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine, Second Edition
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Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine, Second Edition

Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine, by Dr. Nawal Nasrallah — a former professor of English at the Universitiy of Baghdad...
The Great Archaeologists
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The Great Archaeologists

The Great Archaeologists, edited by Dr. Brian Fagan — Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara — introduces the reader to 59 of the world's most innovative, provocative, and underappreciated...
The Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt
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The Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt

The Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt, by Dr. Steven Snape, instructor of Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Liverpool, reveals the astonishing urban world of ancient Egyptian civilizations, from large cities...
Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind
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Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind

Thinking Big: How Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind, by Drs. Clive Gamble, John Gowlett, and Robin Dunbar, explores the prehistoric and ancient origins of our social lives...
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