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1992'.an account of a year spent on the Greek island of Paxos." "His wry and beautifully written excursion into a dystopian Arcadia is rooted in his sardonic wit and the pitiless eye that he turns on modern Greece, on modern Greeks, and, not the least, on himself." 290p. Review copy - PR sheet laid in Book
2004This book examines one of Europe's newest and most dramatic mass migrations--the exodus of a significant share of the Albanian population since 1990,and in particular their presence in Greece. It is based on some of the papers presented at an international conference held at the University of Sussex on 6-7th Sepetember 2002. 218p.maps, bibliography.index Book
2000The important role women play in the process of migration to the Western bloc, and in particular to Southern Europe where they often find jobs in the domestic service, tourist or sex industries, has been increasingly recognized. This timely book provides essential new insights into the forms of migration and the impact of gender relations on the migration and accommodation process, and also raises general conceptual issues about ways of understanding migration in a global context. At a time when all the member states of the European Union have called for a reduction in immigration in response to its steady growth, the urgency of the topic is apparent. Contributors examine the possible legal, social and economic problems that increased immigration may produce, including: female migration and its relation to changing gender relations in the country of migration; different forms of exclusion faced by male and female migrants; working conditions and status; migrant networks; and women's role in reproducing and maintaining ethnic culture.This book will be essential reading for courses in migration, nationalism, Mediterranean and area studies, gender studies and a range of social science courses. It will also be of use to policy makers and those interested in European developments. INCLUDES Introduction: Women on the Move in Southern Europe Floya Anthias and Gabriella Lazaridis /Metaphors of Home: Gendering New Migrations to southern Europe Floya Anthias /Filipino and Albanian Women Migrant Workers in Greece: Multiple Layers of Oppression Gabriella Lazaridis /The Making of Periphractic Spaces: The Case of Albanian Undocumented Female Migrants in the Sex Industry of Athens Iordannis Psimmenos /Female Migrants in Italy: Coping in a Country of New Migration Victoria Chell /Migrant Women in Italy: National Trends and Local Perspectives Marina Orsini-Jones and Francesca Gattullo /Organizing Domestic Workers in Italy: The Challenge of Gender, Class and Ethnicity Jacqueline Andall /Female Birds of Passage: Leaving and Settling in Spain Natalia Ribas-Mateos /The Position and Status of Migrant Women in Spain Angeles Escrivyy /Trading Intimacy for Liberty: British Women on the Costa del Sol Karen O'Reilly .Index Book
1958"A study of the influence exercised by Greek art and poetry over German writers of the 18th.19th. and 20th centuries" Originally published in 1935, this book provides a study of the powerful influence exercised by Ancient Greek culture on German writers from the eighteenth century onwards. The text takes as its starting point Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-68), who was of fundamental importance to the introduction of Hellenistic ideas within the German intellectual tradition. This is followed by a chronological discussion of other key figures, such as Goethe, Schiller and Heine, revealing the complicated relationship between these ideas and the expression of an explicitly Germanic identity. A detailed index and bibliography are also included, together with illustrative fig351p. bibliography. index Vintage copy clean and tght, paper wraps slightly shelf worn. Book
2007Marketplace Cultural property and its stewardship have long been concerns of museums, archaeologists, art historians, and nations, but recently the legal and political consequences of collecting antiquities have also attracted broad media attention. This has been the result, in part, of several high-profile trials, as well as demands by various governments for the return of antiquities to their countries of origin.These circumstances call out for public discussion that moves beyond the rather clear-cut moral response to looting, to consider the implications of buying, selling, and exhibiting antiquities. To whom should they belong? What constitutes legal ownership of antiquities? What laws govern their importation into the United States, for instance? What circumstances, if any, demand the return of those antiquities to their countries of origin? Is there a consensus among archaeologists and museum directors about these issues? These and other pertinent issues are addressed in the essays and responses collected in this volume. Delivered at a 2007 symposium by eminent museum directors and curators, legal scholars, archaeologists, and historians and practitioners of art and architecture, these papers comprise a rich and nuanced reference work. 175p. illus. Book
1976English translation of " Kreta und frühes Griechenland" by Anne. E.Keep. 258p. illus plates (some col) index Book
1999"During David's disjointed upbringing, the comings and goings of his parents (famous Canadian poet Irving Layton and Aviva) are unannounced and unpredictable, their extramarital affairs unacknowledged but undeniable, their eventual parting no less painful for being in the best interests of all concerned. Leonard Cohen, meanwhile, is an equally enigmatic figure, the dark troubadour, suave mystic, and family friend whom Irving views as his true spiritual son and at whose home on the island of Hydra the story finds its inevitable resolution.".".is about surviving the loneliness of youth.about the wellsprings of art and creativity.the erosion of a celebrated marriage.And it's an unforgettably moving portrait of one of the mad gods of Canadian letters." (describes visits to Hydra and Lesbos) 343p. small illustrations Book
1977For 30 years Professor George E. Mylonas directed excavations at Mycenae for Washington University in St. Louis and the Archaeological Society of Athens. (1951-1981) Thirty years of excavation have brought about the need for a Guide book such as this, which contains the latest results of the archaeologists' work at Mycenae. The illustrations and the many plans it contains will, I hope, make easy the study of the ruins which at first glance seem labyrinthine. In Part I of the Guide I give a full description of the remains on the acropolis of Mycenae; in Part II, an account of the tombs and houses to be found outside the acropolis. In Part III, I offer a concise account of the history and legends of Mycenae, of the excavations and of the excavators whose work has made possible the study of the Mycenaean civilization. In this way a rounded picture of the site and its historic role in the affairs of Greece may be obtained from reading the Guide and inspection of the site.It is hoped that the visit to the City of Agamemnon will prove a memorable experience for the reader. 80p. illus (+ Fold-out plans) Name of previous owner, else fine. Book
1942Novel set in the Greece of 1941 with a Royal Air Force Pilot encountering the Italian and German invasions, and then the retreat to Athens from Janina. Written by a journalist who participated in the events of the period.292p.Vitntage copy is neat and complete but the cover is scuffed. Book
1983"On a summer's day some thirty-five centuries ago the central mountain of the beautiful Agean island of Kalliste burst open with dramatic suddenness to shower its villages and ...town on its southern shore with volcanic ash and pumice .. that island we now call Thera , and ..its once thriving town, near the modern village of Akrotiri , has lain buried from the Late Bronze age - to the present century, Its rediscovery .. and its subsequent excavation .. constitutes one of the great archaeological finds of our era, rivalling in importance thoise at roman Pompeii.." 160p. plates (some col. maps,diagrams bibliography.index [800gr.] Book
1987"Hans Wunderlich is a geologist who happened to be in Crete in 1970, when he took the opportunity of visiting Sir Arthur Evan's celebrated reconstruction of the so-called Palace of King Minos at Knossos - the legendary labyrinth where Theseus once defeated the dreaded Minotaur. This chance visit drew him into one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all time, for one contradiction struck him after another in the 'established' interpretations of the Minoan culture. His geologist's eye found clues that the early archaeologists had missed, the technical man asked questions to which no-one seemed to have the answer. He soon concluded that what he was gazing at was not a palace at all, but something more sombre and perhaps even more significant. This book is the author's attempt to resolve the paradoxes that have obsessed the archaeological world ever since Evan's spectacular find." An interesting theory ."that the Palace of King Minos was not the bustling centre of gay courtly life but was, instead, a necropolis - a city of the dead" English translation by Richard Windsor. 368p. illus. diagrs. maps. bibliography. index. Book
2002One of the best collections available of Modern Greek poets in English translation. "This anthology is a massive and splendid achievement rivaling in scope, importance and uncompromising purity of expression the greatest monuments of translation. Friar's translations are superb works of English poetry in themselves, the work of a man who is as much a poet as he is a translator. Translations of poems of 32 Greek poets of the 19th and the 20th century." 326p. Biographies, bibliography. index. Name of previous owner on ffep, else as new.i Book
1964Echoes of Shakespeare's "Tempest" resonate through this romantic adventure on Corfu. "When Lucy Waring came to Corfu to visit her sister Phyllida Ford, she was elated to discover that the castello above their villa had been rented to Sir Julian Gale. A very minor cog in the London theatre, Lucy not unnaturally felt something close to reverence for Sir Julian, one of the brilliant lights in England"s theatre world. But any hopes of meeting him was quickly dashed by Phyl, who indicated, with uncharacteristic vagueness, that not all was well with the great man and that his composer son, Max, discouraged visitors, particularly strangers.Thus begins a series of mystifying and thoroughly frightening events which tinge the otherwise sparkling setting of Corfu with the dark hues of violence." Book
1989` He will be assassinated - the general took the decision last night.` Murder - committed over forty years ago, is the detonator which triggers off Tweed, Paula Grey and Newman in their quest for The Greek Key.On Exmoor live three former Commandos who raided the island of Siros during World War 2. What is the secret which binds the trio in a state of terror years later? When agent Harry Masterson is found dead in Greece, Tweed marshals his forces, including the ruthless, cynical Marler, to hunt down the killer. But what is the connection linking Athens with Exmoor and an unsolved murder case over forty years old? What part is played by the mysterious Christina? And why are so many terrified of identifying The Greek Key? Trapped in a vortex of violence and death, Tweed begins to uncover a diabolical plot to destroy detente. As time runs out, only Tweed can neutralize catastrophe - if he isn`t already too late.... Book
1975Mayhem and mystery on a fictional Greek island (? Rhodes?) "She had come to Greece in search of a job- and in search, too, of a way to forget a dead lover.Within hours she found herself witnessing the murder of her beautiful cousin, being hi-jacked by Arab guerrillas and finally arriving at the mountaintop fortress castle that was the home of a powerful multimillionaire, who hired her to teach the children of his wealthy and influential . On the brooding, mountainous Greek island of Dendros .there is no excape from a steadily mounting nightmare of terror and death." Clean, neat copy, tiny chip at foof of spine Book
1977Mystery culminating on a fictional Greek island (? Rhodes?) where the heroine finds suspense, romance and some surprising things about her own family. Book
2003Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown.304p.plates, glossary index. . Book
2003Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. Clean and crisp 507p. plates glossary index Book
1965Comprehensive account of life, traditions and customs in a farming village in Boeotia in the 1950's. 110p. plates.map.bibliography. This copy has notes and underlinings, a student reading copy only. Book
1985"Besides Homer, there is Hesiod." These words still contain much truth today. Hesiod is a very important poet, and for this reason his two surviving poems, Theogony and Works and Days, deserve to be presented as accurately and attractively as possible. R. M. Frazer has done this: His new translations are faithful to the matter and spirit of the originals, and his commentary makes the poems understandable and enjoyable.Hesiod : Theogony, Works and Days translated with introduvtion and comments by R.M.Frazer. 150p. bibliography.index . Name of previous owner, else as new Book
1979Romantic novel set in England and Greece. Neat tight text, ffep missing, minor library marks Ex-Library
1971Account of the discovery and excavation of a Minoan Palace in Eastern Crete. Includes a chapter on Atlantis/Santorini.HC. 345p. Plates (some col.) diagrams. bibliography. index.Crisp tight copy Book
2006"On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But, Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more. Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony. Then, she finds Fortini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip." Book
1999In pre-war Greece Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller discovered Greek literature and poetry from their friendship with George Seferis and George Katsimbalis. Book
1971Voyaging round the Aegean and Mediterranean in search of the route of Odysseus' adventurous voyages back from Troy.224p. bibliography.index. Name of Previous owner, else fine Book