Crossing Boundaries And Linking Horizons

Author : Richard Nordquist
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783631600320
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Boundaries written by Richard Nordquist and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume were originally presented in spring 2009 at an international conference hosted by the Institute of Germanic and Romance Languages and Cultures at Tallinn University in Estonia. The theme of «crossing boundaries» is reflected in the rich mix of genres, cultures, applications, and critical theories considered here. Indeed, these articles demonstrate that crossing boundaries can be a companionable journey as well an intellectually enriching experience.

Author : Arthur Lubow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Boundaries written by Arthur Lubow and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : American Association for Applied Linguistics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Boundaries written by American Association for Applied Linguistics and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. A. Hopkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473243234
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Boundaries written by S. A. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alison Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Boundaries written by Alison Russell and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon Douglas Young
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons written by Gordon Douglas Young and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 1997 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on the ancient history, culture, and economies of the ancient world of the Sumerians, Babylonian, Assyrians, Hittites, and Greeks.

Author : Garrett G. Fagan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004185984
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare[electronic Resource] written by Garrett G. Fagan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare" explores the armies of antiquity from Assyria and Persia, to classical Greece and Rome. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange, and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare by land and sea.

Author : Rory Cox
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691171890
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Just War written by Rory Cox and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As two of the fundamental social forces that shape human life - war posing the greatest existential threat to communities, and justice being the principle that makes complex communal life possible in the first place - the relationship between war and justice is crucial to understanding the development of Western civilization. The central argument of this book is that theories of justified violence were not created ex nihilo as exercises in abstract ethical reasoning, but rather emerged as a result of communities responding to the reality of war. Communities developed concepts of normative warfare from a desire to legitimate and to control armed conflicts in which they consistently engaged. Scholars have repeatedly overlooked the very simple fact that war predates just war doctrine, and that early archaeological and textual evidence indicates that ancient societies were more inclined to glorify warfare than to condemn it. It is the contention of this study, therefore, that the presumption of war is the essential characteristic and common denominator of the just war tradition. Underscored by this compelling thesis, the book will demonstrate that, over the course of three millennia, Western societies displayed a remarkable degree of affinity in their attitudes to the relationship between war and justice"--

Author : Sarah C. Melville
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 080615683X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Campaigns of Sargon II, King of Assyria, 721–705 B.C. written by Sarah C. Melville and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backed by an unparalleled military force, Sargon II outwitted and outfought powerful competitors to extend Assyrian territory and secure his throne. As Sarah C. Melville shows through a detailed analysis of each of his campaigns, the king used his army not just to conquer but also to ensure regional security, manage his empire’s resources, and support his political agenda. Under his leadership, skilled chariotry, cavalry, and infantry excelled in all types of terrain against an array of culturally diverse enemies. This book represents the first in-depth military study of the great Assyrian king. Drawing extensively from original sources, including cuneiform inscriptions, the letters of Sargon and his officials, archival documents, and monumental art, Melville presents Sargon’s achievements as king, diplomat, and conqueror. Contrary to the stereotype of the brutal Assyrian despot, Sargon applied force selectively, with deliberate economy, and as only one of several possible ways to deal with external threat or to exploit opportunity. The Campaigns of Sargon II demonstrates how Sargon changed the geopolitical dynamics in the Near East, inspired a period of cultural florescence, established long-lasting Assyrian supremacy, and became one of the most influential kings of the ancient world.

Author : I. Peter Martini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 904819413X
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landscapes and Societies written by I. Peter Martini and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains case histories intended to show how societies and landscapes interact. The range of interest stretches from the small groups of the earliest Neolithic, through Bronze and Iron Age civilizations, to modern nation states. The coexistence is, of its very nature reciprocal, resulting in changes in both society and landscape. In some instances the adaptations may be judged successful in terms of human needs, but failure is common and even the successful cases are ephemeral when judged in the light of history. Comparisons and contrasts between the various cases can be made at various scales from global through inter-regional, to regional and smaller scales. At the global scale, all societies deal with major problems of climate change, sea-level rise, and with ubiquitous problems such as soil erosion and landscape degradation. Inter-regional differences bring out significant detail with one region suffering from drought when another suffers from widespread flooding. For example, desertification in North Africa and the Near East contrasts with the temperate countries of southern Europe where the landscape-effects of deforestation are more obvious. And China and Japan offer an interesting comparison from the standpoint of geological hazards to society - large, unpredictable and massively erosive rivers in the former case, volcanoes and accompanying earthquakes in the latter. Within the North African region localized climatic changes led to abandonment of some desertified areas with successful adjustments in others, with the ultimate evolution into the formative civilization of Egypt, the "Gift of the Nile". At a smaller scale it is instructive to compare the city-states of the Medieval and early Renaissance times that developed in the watershed of a single river, the Arno in Tuscany, and how Pisa, Siena and Florence developed and reached their golden periods at different times depending on their location with regard to proximity to the sea, to the main trunk of the river, or in the adjacent hills. Also noteworthy is the role of technology in opening up opportunities for a society. Consider the Netherlands and how its history has been formed by the technical problem of a populous society dealing with too much water, as an inexorably rising sea threatens their landscape; or the case of communities in Colorado trying to deal with too little water for farmers and domestic users, by bringing their supply over a mountain chain. These and others cases included in the book, provide evidence of the successes, near misses and outright failures that mark our ongoing relationship with landscape throughout the history of Homo sapiens. The hope is that compilations such as this will lead to a better understanding of the issue and provide us with knowledge valuable in planning a sustainable modus vivendi between humanity and landscape for as long as possible. Audience: The book will interest geomorphologists, geologists, geographers, archaeologists, anthropologists, ecologists, environmentalists, historians and others in the academic world. Practically, planners and managers interested in landscape/environmental conditions will find interest in these pages, and more generally the increasingly large body of opinion in the general public, with concerns about Planet Earth, will find much to inform their opinions. Extra material: The color plate section is available at http://extras.springer.com