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Classics : a very short introduction / Mary Beard and John Henderson.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Very short introductions ; 1 | Very short introductions ; 1Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995Description: 145 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780192853851 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Classics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 880.09 BEA 009001
Online resources:
Contents:
1. The Visit 2. On Site 3. Being There 4. A Guide in Hand 5. Beneath the Surface 6. Grand Theories 7. The Art of Reconstruction 8. The Greatest Show on Earth 9. Imagine That 10. 'Et in Arcadia Ego'.
Summary: Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative -- yet always balanced and complete -- discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject developed and how it influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all readers an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever area of study one deems important or appealing, whatever topic fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 880.09 BEA 009001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 009001

Includes bibliographical references p.(135-142) and index.

1. The Visit
2. On Site
3. Being There
4. A Guide in Hand
5. Beneath the Surface
6. Grand Theories
7. The Art of Reconstruction
8. The Greatest Show on Earth
9. Imagine That
10. 'Et in Arcadia Ego'.

Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative -- yet always balanced and complete -- discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject developed and how it influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all readers an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever area of study one deems important or appealing, whatever topic fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

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