Oxford Figures

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191663107
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines written by Timothy Insoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figurines dating from prehistory have been found across the world but have never before been considered globally. The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines is the first book to offer a comparative survey of this kind, bringing together approaches from across the landscape of contemporary research into a definitive resource in the field. The volume is comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, with dedicated and fully illustrated chapters covering figurines from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia and the Pacific laid out by geographical location and written by the foremost scholars in figurine studies; wherever prehistoric figurines are found they have been expertly described and examined in relation to their subject matter, form, function, context, chronology, meaning, and interpretation. Specific themes that are discussed by contributors include, for example, theories of figurine interpretation, meaning in processes and contexts of figurine production, use, destruction and disposal, and the cognitive and social implications of representation. Chronologically, the coverage ranges from the Middle Palaeolithic through to areas and periods where an absence of historical sources renders figurines 'prehistoric' even though they might have been produced in the mid-2nd millennium AD, as in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The result is a synthesis of invaluable insights into past thinking on the human body, gender, identity, and how the figurines might have been used, either practically, ritually, or even playfully.

Author : Bruce Manning Metzger
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195176100
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible written by Bruce Manning Metzger and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to people and places of the Bible covers both the New and Old Testament. It will be of interest to anyone needing an A-Z reference work on the people and places mentioned in the Bible, from prophets and apostles, to kingdoms and monuments.

Author : Susan Ratcliffe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People on People written by Susan Ratcliffe and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Martin Amis on Jimmy Connors and Jane Austen on Henry VIII, to Liz Hurley on Marilyn Monroe and Madonna on Eva Peron, here are more than 4,000 quotations about both historical and contemporary figures from all over the world. The speakers are as well known as the people they are talking about, and come from a broad range of disciplines and professions, including actors, architects, dancers, historians, mathematicians, literary figures, politicians, academics, sports personalities, and scientists. We read Margot Fonteyn's praise of Fred Astaire: "His technique is astounding, yet everything is accomplished with the air of someone sauntering through the park on a spring morning." Albert Einstein on Madame Curie: "Very intelligent but as cold as a herring." El Greco on Michaelangelo: "He was a good man, but did not know how to paint." And Barbara Streisand in defense of Bill Clinton: "We elected a President, not a Pope." All the quotations about an individual are brought together in an entry headed by a brief description, making it possible to compare what different people have said about one particular person. A detailed author index gives a context line from each quotation, biographical information on authors, and an overview of their comments, often revealing their personalities. A colorful source of information on famous personalities past and present, People on People is an entertaining read, perfect for browsing.

Author : John Fauvel
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191504203
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Figures written by John Fauvel and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the intellectual and social life of a community, and of its interactions with the wider world. For eight centuries mathematics has been researched and studied at Oxford, and the subject and its teaching have undergone profound changes during that time. This highly readable and beautifully illustrated book reveals the richness and influence of Oxford's mathematical tradition and the fascinating characters that helped to shape it. The story begins with the founding of the University of Oxford and the establishing of the medieval curriculum, in which mathematics had an important role. The Black Death, the advent of printing, the Civil War, and the Newtonian revolution all had a great influence on the development of mathematics at Oxford. So too did many well-known figures: Roger Bacon, Henry Savile, Robert Hooke, Christopher Wren, Edmond Halley, Florence Nightingale, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), and G. H. Hardy, to name but a few. Later chapters bring us to the 20th century, with some entertaining reminiscences by Sir Michael Atiyah of the thirty years he spent as an Oxford mathematician. In this second edition the story is brought right up to the opening of the new Mathematical Institute in 2013 with a foreword from Marcus du Sautoy and recent developments from Peter M. Neumann.

Author : Glen Cowan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198501560
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistical Data Analysis written by Glen Cowan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to the practical application of statistics in data analysis as typically encountered in the physical sciences. It is primarily addressed at students and professionals who need to draw quantitative conclusions from experimental data. Although most of the examples are takenfrom particle physics, the material is presented in a sufficiently general way as to be useful to people from most branches of the physical sciences. The first part of the book describes the basic tools of data analysis: concepts of probability and random variables, Monte Carlo techniques,statistical tests, and methods of parameter estimation. The last three chapters are somewhat more specialized than those preceding, covering interval estimation, characteristic functions, and the problem of correcting distributions for the effects of measurement errors (unfolding).

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780192801005
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “A” Dictionary of Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael G. Brock
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199510160
Total Pages : 886 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nineteenth-century Oxford written by Michael G. Brock and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jan Morris
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191506133
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford written by Jan Morris and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1987-04-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Few cities,' Jan Morris observes, 'have been much more loved, loathed, and celebrated.' This book has become a classic account of the character, history, mores, buildings, climate, and people of one of Britain's most fascinating cities. 'A book of outstanding excellence, with a sweep of knowledge and a distinction of style such as I have never before encountered in a work of this sort ... Brilliant alike in observation and imagination ... brings the very stones of Oxford to life' Sunday Telegraph.

Author : Ann A. McDonald
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062400878
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Inheritance written by Ann A. McDonald and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At prestigious Oxford University, an American student searches for the truth about her mother’s death in this eerie, suspenseful thriller that blends money, murder, and black magic. You can’t keep it from her forever. She needs to know the truth. Cassandra Blackwell arrives in Oxford with one mission: to uncover the truth about her mother’s dark past. Raised in America, with no idea that her mother had ever studied at the famed college, a mysterious package now sends her across the ocean, determined to unravel the secrets that her mother took to her grave. Plunged into the glamorous, secretive life of Raleigh College, Cassie finds a world like no other: a world of ancient tradition, privilege—and murder. Beneath the hallowed halls of this storied university there is a mysterious force at work . . . A dark society that is shaping our world, and will stop at nothing to keep its grip on power. Cassie might be the only one who can stop them—but at what cost?

Author : Anthony Sampson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192822444
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of Ages written by Anthony Sampson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ingenious anthology of quotations compiles the wit and wisdom of some of the more remarkable figures of the past and present, as they reflect on their achievements, aspirations--and what it means to be a certain age.