This authoritative and fascinating introduction to the legends of history will reintroduce readers to the cyclopes, Minotaur and centaurs of the Ancient Greeks, as well as shedding light on the wider world of mythology.
As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past--the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike.
Le Douanier Rousseau (Henri Rousseau)(Laval, 1844 – Paris, 1910)Les galeries marchandes à Paris fleurissant, on créa en 1884, le Salon des Indépendants.
This volume of the Advances in Ecopolitics examines the impact of the recent global increase in migration from poor and conflict ridden states to more affluent peaceful regions of the world.
Le Douanier Rousseau (Henri Rousseau)(Laval, 1844 – Paris, 1910)Les galeries marchandes à Paris fleurissant, on créa en 1884, le Salon des Indépendants.
Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies.
The most complete guide ever to the real Arthurian world and the legends that surround it He defeated the Saxons so decisively at the Battle of Badon that he held the Saxon invasion of Britain at bay for at least a generation.
In 1787, British philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham conceived of the panopticon, a ring of cells observed by a central watchtower, as a labor-saving device for those in authority.
EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGYThe history of ancient Egypt is long, colorful, and sprinkled with amazing stories that allow people to get a glimpse of what life was like growing up in Ancient Egypt.
The remarkable story of the women who defined sexual harassment as unlawful sex discrimination under Title IXWhen the US Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, no one expected it to become a prominent tool for confronting sexual harassment in schools.
The remarkable story of the women who defined sexual harassment as unlawful sex discrimination under Title IXWhen the US Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, no one expected it to become a prominent tool for confronting sexual harassment in schools.
Kitty Kielland's verve and confidence, scathing wit, and indignant ability (and willingness) to point out stupidity and hubris underpin her entry in the late nineteenth-century argument about "e;The Woman Question.
This classic study is an introduction to "e;oral poetry,"e; a broad subject which Ruth Finnegan interprets as ranging from American folksongs, Eskimo lyrics, and modern popular songs to medieval oral literature, the heroic poems of Homer, and recent epic compositions in Asia or the Pacific.
Al menos una vez, todo el mundo ha oído hablar de las cartas del tarot; alguno incluso las habra consultado personalmente, otros habran visto alguna demostración por televisión.
