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Andrew Porter explores characterization in Homer, from an oral-traditional point of view, through the resonance of words, themes, and "back stories" from the past and future. He analyzes Agamemnon's character traits in the Iliad, including his qualities as a leader, against events such as his tragic homecoming in the Odyssey.

Arthur McKeown examines newly revealed Tibetan and Chinese biographies of Sariputra and a collection of historical documents in Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese. These sources point to a fundamental reconsideration of later Indian Buddhism, its relationship with Brahmanism and Islam, and its enduring importance throughout Asia.

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24-year old Paz Gallegos has been holding her family together for years. But when her two sisters go missing and her life begins to unravel, Paz finds herself thrown into a world of gangs, guns, and ghosts. Because something spectral islurking just below the surface of Paz's nightmares. Something not afraid to leave a trail of bodies in its wake. Fantomah's story begins here, in a pulse-pounding first issue brought to you by Ray Fawkes (Batman...

This book tells the story and presents the objects found on the Tang Shipwreck, discovered off Belitung Island in Indonesia in 1998, and now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. It is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent times. Found at the site was a remarkable cargo of some 60, 000 Chinese ceramics dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907), along with finely wrought gold and silver objects, bronze m...

This new journal from the International Qur'anic Studies Association will support of the association's mission of fostering scholarship on the Qur'an, and the journal will publish twice annually. Articles will be rigorously peer-reviewed through a double-blind review process, with reviewers appointed by the co-editors and the international editorial board.

Detailing the experience of coming of age in 1990s Bulgaria in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse and the country's transition to parliamentary democracy, Rusev's novel delves into the drinking, drugging, partying life of Bulgarian youth of the period.

Provides a cultural history and political critique of Scottish devolution This book is about the role of writers and intellectuals in shaping constitutional change. Considering an unprecedented range of literary, political and archival materials, it explores how questions of 'voice', language and identity featured in debates leading to the new Scottish Parliament in 1999. Tracing both the 'dream' of cultural empowerment and the 'grind' of ele...

This is a unique collection of essays examining nineteenth-century British and Irish newspaper and periodical history during a key period of change and development.

TIME TO MEET THE WIDOWMAKER Vulture City is home to a prosperous gold mine and every bad man in the Arizona Territory knows it. Nearly every stagecoach attempting to deliver the gold to the railroad at Maricopa has been ambushed on the trail-a trail known as the Gunpowder Express for the bullet-riddled bodies along the way. With gold piling up and a lack of volunteers to transport it, the mine owner hires Newt "Widowmaker" Jones to ride shotgu...

The second half of the seventh millennium BC saw the previously affluent and dynamic Neolithic way of life end. The significant social and economic transformations of local communities, as shown in new patterns of architecture and burial practices, and in pottery manufacture. Sets the changes in context and discusses the impact in detail.

Internationally renowned swordsman and instructor Devon Boorman demonstrates the fundamentals of Medieval longsword combat. Solo and partnered exercises teach the foundation of this martial art. Suitable for beginners of all age levels and physical abilities. DVD, running time 100 minutes.

Falk Stadtpläne Extra Standardfaltung: Der detailgenaue, aber dennoch übersichtliche Stadtplan ist die ideale Orientierungshilfe in der fremden Stadt. Ob im Zentrum oder im Randbereich, mit dem Falk Stadtplan Extra findet man jedes gesuchte Ziel. Der Plan ist dank seiner Leporello-Faltung sehr leicht zu handhaben. Den Reisenden wird dieser Falk Stadtplan ein unentbehrlicher #Fremdenführer" sein, zeigt er doch neben dem umfangreichen Straßenver...

Die Dolomiten - das ist eine Welt für sich. Mit den übrigen Regionen der Alpen nicht zu vergleichen. Rauer und zerklüfteter sind sie, diese Felsenfürme, die sich manchmal wie Nadeln in den Himmel Strecken. Optisch ein Hochgenuss, fahrerisch eine Herausforderung. Die verwinkelten, holperigen Dolomitensträßchen haben es in sich. Wem Serpentinen Spaß machen, der findet seine Erfüllung. Dieser Motorrad-Reiseführer zeigt die 10 schönsten Tagestoure...

Sehnsucht nach Frühling Am Gardasee dem deutschen Wetter ein Schnippchen schlagen und den Frühling einholen - der Lago di Garda ist das klassische Ziel für die erste Motorradtour des Jahres. Ungestört kann man den ganzen Tag im Hinterland Motorrad fahren und abends unter Palmen der Versuchung der italienischen Küche erliegen. Dieser Motorrad-Reiseführer zeigt die 10 schönsten Tagestouren am Gardasee und seiner gebirgigen Umgebung. Pizza, Bard...

freytag & berndt Autokarten sind für viele Länder und Regionen weltweit erhältlich. Neben der übersichtlichen Gestaltung verfügen die Straßenkarten über zahlreiche Zusatzinformationen wie z.B. Straßenbeschaffenheit, Sehenswürdigkeiten, Campingplätze und diverse Innenstadtpläne. Mit dem umfangreichen Ortsregister gelingt zudem eine rasche Orientierung. Sehenswürdigkeiten, Entfernungen in km, Campingplätze, Ortsregister mit Postleitzahlen,

Indiana Jones is asked by US Intelligence to undertake a vital assignment - the Nazis are searching for an ancient weapon capable of destroying the allied war effort, but US agents have no idea what the weapon is, or where to find it. Can Indy discover the weapon and its whereabouts before the mysterious Nazi agent Mephisto?

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The first philosophical exploration of the act of walking as it is represented in film