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Between Deity and Dedicator
The book presents a broad survey of Greek votive terracotta figurines, a class of votives where previous scholarship has mainly consisted of research in specific sites and collections. They have traditionally been interpreted as inexpensive and inconspicuous votives for everyday use, but this study questions whether this is in fact the case. By introducing the theoretical model of chaîne opératoire for a life cycle study of the votive figurines the book moves through the stages of production, distribution, use and discard of the votives, the latter both in the sense of practical discard and in the end of use. The study is based on a selection of case studies and surveys of relevant materia...
Religion and Cult in the Dodecanese during the First Millennium BC
This volume publishes the proceedings of the conference of the same name, held in Rhodes in October 2018. Contributions draw on archaeological and literary sources to explore both the development and continuity of cults in the Dodecanese, from the Early Iron Age through to the 1st century BC.
The Archaeology of Ancient Greece
A synthesis of research on the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods.
A Study of the Circulation of Ceramics in Cyprus from the 3rd Century BC to the 3rd Century AD
This is the first monograph devoted solely to the ceramics of Cyprus in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. The island was by then no longer divided into kingdoms but unified politically, first under Ptolemaic Egypt and later as a province in the Roman Empire. Submission to foreign rule was previously thought to have diluted - if not obliterated - the time-honoured distinctive Cypriot character. The ceramic evidence suggests otherwise. The distribution of local and imported pottery in Cyprus points to the existence of several regional exchange networks, a division that also seems reflected by other evidence. The similarities in material culture, exchange patterns and preferential practices ar...
Die Entstehung des Neuen in der Adoleszenz
Das Buch liefert ein neues soziologisches Konzept der Jugendphase, das die Wandlungen der Generationen-, Geschlechter- und sozialen Ungleichheitsverhältnisse in modernisierten Gesellschaften einbezieht. Anhand der Schwerpunkte Familie, Körper und jugendkulturelle Räume zeigt die Autorin die Veränderungen der Adoleszenz auf. Der Band bietet neue Erkenntnisse für die Jugendforschung, die Soziologie der Generationen und der Geschlechter sowie für die Sozialisationsforschung.
Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture
Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture is an indispensable reference book for the scholar, student, architect or layman interested in the architects who initiated, developed, or advanced modern architecture. The book is amply illustrated and features the most prominent and influential people in 20th-century modernist architecture including Wright, Eisenman, Mies van der Rohe and Kahn. It describes the milieu in which they practiced their art and directs readers to information on the life and creative activities of these founding architects and their disciples. The profiles of individual architects include critical analysis of their major buildings and projects. Each profile is completed by a comprehensive bibliography.
La Terre et la vie
Vols. for 1936- devote one no. of the bulletin to the botanical, ornithological and zoological reserves of the society.
