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1989Sequel to "My Family and Other Animals" recounting more hilarious adventures of the Durrell family (with assorted wildlife) on Corfu. Book
1968This lively story with a Greek island setting tells how Amanda and David plot to outwit the unpleasant local mayor and help their Greek friend Yani. The villagers, and especially the mayor, depend on their donkeys for transport. If the children are to blackmail the mayor successfully, the donkeys must disappear. And disappear they do, to the consternation of the whole village! Book
1963(Life World Library Series) Illustrated description of Greece- Ancient and Modern - in popular series by Time/Life.160p.llus (some col.) Map index.maps on endpapers Book
2003Minor shelfwear. Small chip along foreedge. Minor edgewear. ; 1.46 x 9.2 x 5.98 Inches; 736 pages; An esteemed teacher offers a major reassessment of the history of Greece from prehistoric times to the rise of Alexander. This is a work of prodigious scholarship written in grand style. John Fine surveys the archaeological work that has revealed so much about the civilization of Crete and Mycenaean Greece, and discusses the age of colonization during which Greek colonies were established from the Crimea to the Nile, from the Caucasus to Spain. Analyzing social and economic developments, as well as foreign and inter-city affairs, he assesses the history, culture, and democracy of Athens, and Sparta's institutions and military exploits; recounts the Greeks' relations and then war with the Persian empire; details alliances, struggles, and the varying fortunes of the Greek city-states; and relates the rise of Macedon. Fine treats the Greeks' story in the context of events elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. Throughout he indicates the nature of the evidence on which our present knowledge is based, masterfully explaining the problems and pit-falls in interpreting ancient accounts. The Ancient Greeks is a splendid narrative history and a refreshing reinterpretation that will please students of ancient history, and everyone interested in early civilizations.
1991Compact but comprehensive survey of ancient Greek history and culture. 204p.Plates.Bibliography,Index Book
1968Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock and light foxing passim. Some edgewear to DJ with some colour loss to spine. Light chipping to DJ. ; Contents include: Rediscovery of Crete; The Trojan war; thucydides the Moralist; Socrates and Athens; Plato and Practical Politics; Diogenes the Cynic; Etruscans and Early Rome; Emperor Diocletian; Manpower and the Fall of Rome; ; 228 pages
2004[ Rough Guide Directions series] Useful guidebook to Athens.192 p. illus,index.fold-out maps. NOTE : This is the guidebook ONLY there is NO CD attached - else as new. Book
1974Standard guide book to travel in Greece 368p, (+ 6p. maps) plates. index Book
1997"Greece: The Complete Guide with Athens, the Islands, Byzantine Sites, Monasteries and Classical Antiquities"n Standard guide book to travel in Greece (1997) 492 p. maps glossary. index Book
2008Crete, the 'Great Island' of Greece, has been home to such figures as the legendary King Minos, El Greco and Nikos Kazantzakis. In myth, it is associated with Daedalus and Icarus and the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Today it is one of the most popular destinations in Greece, its visitors lured by the promise of spectacular beaches and the remains of some of the most influential and ancient civilisations in Europe. Part history, part guide, "Crete" includes comprehensive and detailed itineraries, covering the cities of Iraklion, Rethymnon and Chania; the great Minoan palaces at Knossos, Phaestos and Ayia Triadha plus Graeco-Roman ruins, Byzantine churches and Venetian churches. Scattered throughout are the myths, legends and folklore of the island, as well as notes on its hidden gems: scenic stopping-off points, untouched beaches, mountain villages and tavernas, where the ancient ritual songs and dances of Crete are still performed.'In the middle of the sable sea, there lies an isle called Crete, a ravisher of eyes.' Book
1987Good, comprehensive, practical guide to Athens for visitors.. 160p. illus (col) maps.Rremainder mark, else as new. Book
1925Gilt lettering to spine with gilt design to front board. Very light shelfwear. ; Viii, 58 pp + LVI plates. ; 58 pages
1959Sea going adventure based on the attempt to return a Greek revolutionary leader to his own island (fictionally about Cyprus) Book
1961Brief description of Greece and Greek culture for children. Coloured plates taken from the slides used in the "Panorama :Colorslide Tour of Greece" (see entry under "Panorama) 85p. plates, col Book
1996Seducing both gods and mortals with his musical gifts, Orpheus is overcome by the bewitching Eurydice, a feared sorceress who is seeking sanctuary in Argo from a powerful enemy. Book
1972Personal and political biography of Karamanlis - including a survey of political events in Grece until the take over of the Junta. 273p.Shabby , worn, ex-library copy with usual marks, but text complete Ex-Library
1980192p., illus. 29 cm. Hardcover Good condition
1986Pictorial survey of Greece. Unpaginated Book
2001"An exclusive edition from The Guardian with an introduction [ Pages 3-15] is about the filming of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" on the island. map. 95p, Book
1993"The most complete handbook available for visitors to the islands, packed with insider advice and information. Pbk.246p. diagrs.maps. bibliography,index. Book
1984For Victorian travellers a trip to Turkey was a leap into the dark of Islam. Fascinated by their accounts of the far-flung, down-at-heel Ottoman Empire, novelist and traveller Philip Glazebrook followed in their footsteps. His destination was Kars, the city within view of Mount Ararat where the Ark was stranded. Through the old Serbian and Greek provinces and islands, through the ruined cities of Asia Minor, to Kars and then back to Trebizond, Istanbul and the Balkan capitals - this book recounts his adventures.Fascinating exploration through the old Ottoman territories from Belgrade to Kars on the Russian border - full of interesting observations of people and places,past and present. 246p. bibliography Book
1984For Victorian travellers a trip to Turkey was a leap into the dark of Islam. Fascinated by their accounts of the far-flung, down-at-heel Ottoman Empire, novelist and traveller Philip Glazebrook followed in their footsteps. His destination was Kars, the city within view of Mount Ararat where the Ark was stranded. Through the old Serbian and Greek provinces and islands, through the ruined cities of Asia Minor, to Kars and then back to Trebizond, Istanbul and the Balkan capitals - this book recounts his adventures.246p, map biblography Book
1957Vintage Penguin [A 120] Discursive survey of the ancient world from Homer to the Romans covering : Geography and History, The Early Greek world, The World Eastward, Wars of Greeks and Persians, The Greek City, The Divided Greek World, The Early Roman World, The Jews, Alexander, The Hellenistic World, Greek Roman and Carthaginian, Caesar and Augustus, The Christian Church in the Roman Empire, the Roman Empire" 350p.maps. index. Neat copy. Book
1996Top of spine is lightly bumped. Back corner of wraps is creased. ; Hellenistic Culture & Society , No 9; 0.9 x 8.8 x 6 Inches; 293 pages; In a 1988 conference, American and British scholars unexpectedly discovered that their ideas were converging in ways that formed a new picture of the variegated Hellenistic mosaic. That picture emerges in these essays and eloquently displays the breadth of modern interest in the Hellenistic Age. A distrust of all ideologies has altered old views of ancient political structures, and feminism has also changed earlier assessments. The current emphasis on multiculturalism has consciously deemphasized the Western, Greco-Roman tradition, and Nubians, Bactrians, and other subject peoples of the time are receiving attention in their own right, not just as recipients of Greco-Roman culture. History, like Herakleitos' river, never stands still. These essays share a collective sense of discovery and a sparking of new ideas--they are a welcome beginning to the reexploration of a fascinatingly complex age.
1993Light edgewear. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). ; Hellenistic Culture & Society , No 9; 0.9 x 8.8 x 6 Inches; 293 pages; In a 1988 conference, American and British scholars unexpectedly discovered that their ideas were converging in ways that formed a new picture of the variegated Hellenistic mosaic. That picture emerges in these essays and eloquently displays the breadth of modern interest in the Hellenistic Age. A distrust of all ideologies has altered old views of ancient political structures, and feminism has also changed earlier assessments. The current emphasis on multiculturalism has consciously deemphasized the Western, Greco-Roman tradition, and Nubians, Bactrians, and other subject peoples of the time are receiving attention in their own right, not just as recipients of Greco-Roman culture. History, like Herakleitos' river, never stands still. These essays share a collective sense of discovery and a sparking of new ideas--they are a welcome beginning to the reexploration of a fascinatingly complex age.