The Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume XII Slice II: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, and General Information

The Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume XII Slice II: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, and General Information
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The Road

The Road
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The Western Canon

The Western Canon
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Encyclopedia of Monsters

Encyclopedia of Monsters
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Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture (Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture)

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture (Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture)
Tatiana Smorodinskaya (Editor), Karen Evans-Romaine (Editor), Helena Goscilo (Editor)

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This encyclopedia examines Russian culture from 1953, Stalin's death, to the present day. Both ‘Russian’ and ‘Culture’ are defined broadly. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity receive special attention as do Russian-speaking immigrant communities. ‘Culture’ embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and popular, artistic and material: art, fashion, literature, music, cooking, transport, politics and economics, film, crime – all are covered to give a full picture of the Russian way of life through the extraordinary changes since the middle of the twentieth century.

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture is an unbeatable resource on recent Russian culture and history for students, teachers, and researchers. It is a valuable acquisition for both academic and public libraries. Entries include cross-references and often short bibliographies. There is a full index.

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• Published on: 2014-04-26
• Original language: English
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The Classical Tradition (Harvard University Press Reference Library)

The Classical Tradition (Harvard University Press Reference Library)
Anthony Grafton (Editor), Glenn W. Most (Editor), Salvatore Settis (Editor)
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How do we get from the polis to the police? Or from Odysseus’ sirens to an ambulance’s? The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range of scholars investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science.

Arranged alphabetically from Academy to Zoology, the essays—designed and written to serve scholars, students, and the general reader alike—show how the Classical tradition has shaped human endeavors from art to government, mathematics to medicine, drama to urban planning, legal theory to popular culture.

At once authoritative and accessible, learned and entertaining, comprehensive and surprising, and accompanied by an extensive selection of illustrations, this guide illuminates the vitality of the Classical tradition that still surrounds us today.

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• Published on: 2010-10-25
• Released on: 2010-11-24
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 1088 pages