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Grand Central Publishing Bronze Drum
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Baker Publishing Group The Law and the Prophets: A Study in Old
Book SynopsisThis watershed book by a leading Old Testament scholar presents an alternative perspective in the ongoing debate about the formation of the Hebrew Bible. It marshals all of the important counterarguments to the standard theory of Old Testament canon formation, showing how the Pentateuch and the Prophets developed more or less simultaneously and mutually influenced each other over time. The widely praised European edition is now available in North America with an updated bibliography and a new postscript reflecting on how the study of the Old Testament canon has developed over the last twenty years.
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The Egyptian Expedition People on the Move: Framework, Means, and Impact
Book SynopsisThe workshop “People on the Move: Framework, Means, and Impact of Mobility across the East Mediterranean Region in the 8th to 6th Century BC,” held at the University of Basel in Switzerland from 3-6 August 2015, which forms the basis of this volume, addressed the question of how the increased cross-regional mobility of people and commodities in the wake of the Kushite, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and early Achaemenid expansions into the eastern Mediterranean affected travellers, the communities they left behind, and the communities that received them. As demonstrated by the papers published here, the diversity of the sources this period and place requires a large number of specializations, both within the various area studies and regarding cross-regional connectivity. Trade Review Table of ContentsINTN INTRODUCTION The Eastern Mediterranean Area of Connectivity in the 8th-6th Century BCE-Setting an Agenda Melanie Wasmuth ARTICLES ‘He Will Raise an Ensign to a Nation Afar, Whistle to One at the End of the Earth’: The Assyrian and Babylonian Armies as Described in Prophetic Texts and Mesopotamian Inscriptions Idan Breier Egypt and Assyria in Isaiah 11:11-16 Dan'el Khan Pharaonic Prelude-Being on the Move in Ancient Egypt from Predynastic Times to the End of the New Kingdom Heidi Köpp-Junk The Standard of Living of the Judean Military Colony at Elephantine in Persian Period Egypt Alexander Schütze Cultural and Religious Impacts of Long-Term Cross-Cultural Migration Between Egypt and the Levant Thomas Staubli Cross-Regional Mobility in ca. 700 BCE: The Case of Ass. 8642a/IstM A 1924 Melanie Wasmuth Synthesis: Summaries and Responses: The Editors & Authors
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Basic Books Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
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Basic Books Homer and His Iliad
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Basic Books Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
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Basic Books The Greeks: A Global History
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Basic Books Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
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Basic Books BIBLE A GLOBAL HISTORY
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Basic Books Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
Book Synopsis This definitive biography of one of history''s most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world -- and their rise and fall from power. Alexander the Great''s conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II of Macedon. Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of dismemberment, but despite his youth and inexperience, he made Macedonia dominant throughout Greece. It was Philip who created the armies that Alexander led into war against Persia. In Philip and Alexander, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows that without the work and influence of his father, Alexander could not have achieved so much. This is the groundbreaking biography of two men who together conquered the world.
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Basic Books The End of Everything
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Basic Books The End of Everything
Book SynopsisInstant New York Times Bestseller In this “gripping account of catastrophic defeat” (Barry Strauss), a New York Times–bestselling historian charts how and why some societies chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time “In The End of Everything, Hanson tells compelling and harrowing stories of how civilizations perished. He helps us consider contemporary affairs in light of that history, think about the unthinkable, and recognize the urgency of trying to prevent our own demise.” — H. R. McMaster, author of Battlegrounds War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated through the centuries, signaling the end of political systems, cultures, and
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Basic Books Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First
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Basic Books Roman Warfare
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Baby Professor Nubian Kingdom (1000 BC): Culture, Conflicts and
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Baby Professor Features of the Mayan Civilization: Writing, Art,
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Baby Professor The Mayans Developed a Calendar, Mathematics and
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The Egyptian Expedition Chronological Conundrums: Egypt and the Middle
Book SynopsisThis new volume brings together papers given at the Middle Bronze Age in the Southern Levant Revisited: Chronology and Connections session of the Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research in San Antonio, Texas, in November 2016. The goal of the session was to stimulate a renewed discussion on Middle Bronze Age chronology for the southern Levant and its connections with Egypt, as several recent radiocarbon sequences from several sites challenge current chronological assessments and, thus, correlations with the historical chronology of Egypt. Changing the chronology of the Middle Bronze Age would have significant impact on current views on history and development of Near Eastern societies during the first half of the second millennium BCE. The articles assembled here give a first impression of this debate about historical trajectories, absolute chronology, and how discussion might develop in the future. Trade Review Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Chronological Conundrums: Egypt and the Middle Bronze Age Southern Levant Felix Höflmayer, Susan L. Cohen ARTICLES Radiocarbon Evidence from Tell Abu-en-Ni'aj and Tell el-Hayyat, Jordan, and Its Implications for Bronze Age Levantine and Egyptian Chronologies Steven E. Falcomer, Patricia L. Fall A Radiocarbon Chronology for the Middle Bronze Age Southern Levant Felix Höflmayer Reevaluation of Connections Between Egypt and the Southern Levant in the Middle Bronze Age in Light of the New Higher Chronology Susan L. Cohen The Absolute Chronology of the Middle Bronze Age Palace at Tel Kabri: Implications for Aegean-Style Wall Paintings in the Eastern Mediterranean Eric H. Cline, Assaf Yasur-Landau, Andrew Koh Djehutihotep and Megiddo in the Early Middle Bronze Age Matthew J. Adams A Maximalist Interpretation of the Execration Texts-Archaeological and Historical Implications of a High Chronology Katharina Streit The Course of 14C Dating Does Not Run Smooth: Tree-Rings, Radiocarbon, and Potential Impacts of a Calibration Curve Wiggle on Dating Mesopotamian Chronology Sturt Manning, Gojko Barjamovic, Brita Lorentzen
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Authorhouse Sanskrit Names: from Hieroglyphic to Mandaic
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Basic Books Music: A Subversive History
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Nimbus Publishing (CN) Lighthouse Legacies
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Black Rose Books Prehistory And History
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Black Rose Books The Marvellous Century – Archaic Man and the
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Black Rose Books The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press Travel and Religion in Antiquity
Book Synopsis Travel and Religion in Antiquity considers the importance of issues relating to travel for our understanding of religious and cultural life among Jews, Christians, and others in the ancient world, particularly during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. The volume is organized around five overlapping areas where religion and travel intersect: travel related to honouring deities, including travel to festivals, oracles, and healing sanctuaries; travel to communicate the efficacy of a god or the superiority of a way of life, including the diffusion of cults or movements; travel to explore and encounter foreign peoples or cultures, including descriptions of these cultures in ancient ethnographic materials; migration; and travel to engage in an occupation or vocation. With interdisciplinary contributions that cover a range of literary, epigraphic, and archeological materials, the volume sheds light on the importance of movement in connection with religious life among Greeks, Romans, Nabateans, and others, including Judeans and followers of Jesus. Trade Review``This interdisciplinary collection of essays tackles the complicated and significant role of travel and movement in ancient Mediterranean religions. Its chapters address issues of pilgrimage, travel narratives, ethnography, migration and occupational travel through the examination of literary, epigraphic, papyrological and archaeological sources. Focusing primarily on the eastern Mediterranean, it explores travel in the religious lives of ancient Mesopotamians, Judeans, Greeks, Romans, Nabateans, and Christians. Its chronological, geographic and methodological range is impressive and the chapters only grow stronger when seen in dialogue with one another.... Altogether...the essays succeed admirably at charting new directions and exploring new terrain. While many others have studied travel and religion, especially with regard to pilgrimage and identity, the range of this collection leads us to think about travel as an inherent and widespread component of religions in the ancient Mediterranean world.... Travel and Religion in Antiquity will surely spark future research in this important area, especially in light of its timeliness. All told it is a very welcome addition to the scholarship on ancient travel and religion.'' -- Josephine Shaya, The College of Wooster -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2011.11.24, 201111``Philip Harland has produced an exceptionally interesting and theoretically astute collection of essays, based on the seminars of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies and throughly in dialogue with new work like Jaś Elsner and Ian Rutherford's Seeing the Gods (although too late for some of the participants to engage in Catherine Heszer's new Jewish Travel in Antiquity).[1] In some ways the volume follows new questions in the area of New Testament studies about itinerancy and cult migration; and yet only two of the papers in the volume address New Testament materials. The collection is far more eclectic, including discussions of Mesopotamian mythology, Nabataean ritual, and Tacitus's interpretations of barbarian gods.... Harland has assembled a rich, lucid, and thought-provoking book of essays, the kind that can be recommended for general perusal rather than for a few isolated essays.'' -- David Frankfurter -- H-Judaic (H-Net Reviews), June 2012, 201207``The importance of the relationship between travel and religion has emerged in a trickle of intriguing publications in recent years, but it remains a relatively new and under-explored field. The 12 essays collected in this volume contribute much to the discussion. They offer fresh insights and new angles on familiar material, as well as introducing some less familiar sources.'' -- Jane Heath -- Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 35.5, August 2013, 201309``The scholarship in these essays is excellent. It is evident that all of the authors know their fields well; they are well acquainted with the relevant primary and secondary literature as well as with the relevant methodologies. The manuscript as such makes an important contribution to the field. Harland's introductory essay does a superb job of placing the volume in the broader context of the field as a whole, and of showing that while the study of travel in the ancient world has been undertaken by others, this volume is likely the first to highlight the intersection of religion and travel. The volume will make a very important contribution both to the discussion of ancient travel and, even more perhaps, to the field of religion in antiquity.'' -- Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, author of Jesus of Hollywood (2007) -- 201001Table of Contents Travel and Religion in Antiquity, edited by Philip A. Harland Map: The Ancient Mediterranean Preface I. Pausing at the Intersection of Religion and Travel Philip A. Harland Honouring the Gods II. Religion on the Road in Ancient Greece and Rome Steven Muir III. Going Up to Jerusalem: Pilgrimage, Purity, the Historical Jesus Susan Haber IV. Pilgrimage, Place, and Meaning Making by Jews in Greco-Roman Egypt Wayne O. McCready V. Have Horn, Will Travel: The Journeys of Mesopotamian Deities Karljürgen G. Feuerherm Promoting a Deity or Way of Life VI. The Divine Wanderer: Travel and Divinization in Late Antiquity Ian W. Scott VII. Journeys in Pursuit of Divine Wisdom: Thessalos and Other Seekers Philip A. Harland VIII. ""Danger in the wilderness, danger at sea"": Paul and the Perils of Travel Ryan S. Schellenberg Encountering Foreign Cultures IX. Roman Translation: Tacitus and Ethnographic Interpretation James B. Rives Migrating X. Migration and the Emergence of Greco-Roman Diaspora Judaism Jack N. Lightstone Making A Living XI. Religion and the Nomadic Lifestyle: The Nabateans Michele Murray XII. Christians on the Move in Late Antique Oxyrhynchus Lincoln H. Blumell Works Cited
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Oxford University Press Inc Xoana and the Origins Of Greek Sculpture
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Scholars' Press A Casebook on the Roman Law of Delict
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Scholars Press Tyconius: The Book of Rules
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Scholars Press Letters from Ancient Egypt
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Wipf & Stock Publishers Early Christianity in North Africa
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China,
Book SynopsisAround 800 BC, the Eurasian steppe underwent a profound cultural transformation that was to shape world history for the next 2,500 years: the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Asia invented cavalry which, with the use of the compound bow, gave them the means to terrorize first their neighbors and ultimately, under Chingis Khan and his descendants, the whole of Asia and Europe. Why and how they did so and to what effect are the themes of this history of the nomadic tribes of Inner Asia - the Mongols, Turks, Uighurs and others, collectively dubbed the Barbarians by the Chinese and the Europeans. This two-thousand year history of the nomadic tribes is drawn from a wide range of sources and told with unprecedented clarity and pace. The author shows that to describe the tribes as barbaric is seriously to underestimate their complexity and underlying social stability. He argues that their relationship with the Chinese was as much symbiotic as parasitic and that they understood their dependence on a strong and settled Chinese state. He makes sense of the apparently random rise and fall of these mysterious, obscure and fascinating nomad confederacies.Trade Review"An excellent piece of work ... Barfield writes clearly, with a gratifyingly total absence of social scientific jargon ... his case is put with impressive cogency." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society "Barfield's significant and demanding book brings to a general audience a challenging new interpretation of relations between China and her northern neighbours ... provocative and persuasive ... Highly recommended." Choice "Barfield's study is rich and provocative." Graham E. Johnson, University of British Columbia "A welcome addition to the literature on the relations between Central Asian empires and China in premodern times. Thomas J. Barfield provides us with stimulating interpretations." American Historical Review "Excellent study of Chinese-nomadic relations. Weaves a fascinating and detailed tapestry. This excellent work awakens the reader to another level affected by the emerging world system in the nineteenth century." The International History Review "The appearance in paperback of this book is welcome. Breaking moulds." Asian Affairs "Fine study. A most welcome addition to the literature." Bulletin School of Oriental and African StudiesTable of ContentsEditor's Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on Transliterations. 1. Introduction: The Steppe Nomadic World. 2. The Steppe Tribes United: The Hsiung-nu Empire. 3. The Collapse of Central Order: The Rise of Foreign Dynasties. 4. The Turkish Empires and T'ang China. 5. The Manchurian Candidates. 6. The Mongol Empire. 7. Steppe Wolves and Forest Tigers: The Ming, Mongols and Manchus. 8. The Last of the Nomad Empires: The Ch'ing Incorporation of Mongolia and Zungharia. 9. Epilogue: On the Decline of the Mongols. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Origins of Human Society
Book SynopsisThe Origins of Human Society traces the development of human culture from its origins over 2 million years ago to the emergence of literate civilization. In addition to a global coverage of prehistoric life, the book pays specific attention to the origins and dispersal of anatomically-modern humans, the development of symbolic expression, the transition from mobile foraging bands to sedentary households, early agriculture and its consequences, the emergence of social differentiation and hereditary ranking, and the prehistoric roots of ancient states and empires. The Blackwell History of the World Series The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.Trade Review"Bogucki has succeeded admirably in his attempt to review the most up-to-date findings and interpretive issues in world prehistory ... This book will enlarge and modify our understanding of prehistory." Journal of World History Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Series Editor's Preface. Preface. A Note on Dating. 1. The Gateway to Human Prehistory. 2. The Earliest Human Societies. 3. The Human Diaspora. 4. After the Ice Age. 5. Seeds for Civilization. 6. Pathways to Inequality. 7. Elites and Commoners. 8. Early States and Chiefdoms in the Shadow of States. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota Nations
Book SynopsisThis book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000. The author has studied the material remains of the Sioux for many years. His expertise combined with his informative and engaging writing style and numerous photographs create a compelling and indispensable book. A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing. Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. Provides historical sketches, topical debates, and imaginary reconstructions to engage the reader in a deeper thinking about the Sioux. Includes dozens of photographs, comprehensive endnotes and further reading lists. Trade Review‘This book is ideal fare for the reader who has always wanted a source that illuminates the rich history and diversity of Sioux culture – one that includes insightful lessons in cross-cultural understanding.’ W. Raymond Wood, University of Missouri ‘Guy Gibbon’s The Sioux: The Dakota and Lakota Nations is the first attempt to write about the Sioux from prehistory to the present in a single volume. This book is a valuable starting point for readers interested in Sioux history and culture.’ Raymond J. DeMallie, Indiana University "Readable and sophisticated, this book covers both the famous western Sioux of the plains (Lakota) and the less well known forest dwelling eastern Dakota, from the earliest humans in their Minnesota homeland (9500 BCE) to 2000 CE. Suitable as a text, the book engages general readers too." ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Figures. Preface and Acknowledgments. 1. Reading the Sioux. 2. The Prehistory of the Sioux, 9500 BC-AD 1650. 3. The French and English Fur Trade, 1650-1803. 4. The Early American Period, 1803-1850. 5. Fighting for Survival, 1850-1889. 6. Assimilation and Allotment, 1889-1934. 7. Restoration and Reorganization, 1934-1975. 8. The Sioux Today: Self-Determination, 1975-2000. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Markus Wiener Publishing Inc Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology
Book SynopsisThe author compares slave societies with the ir relatively modern counterparts in the New World to show a new perspective on the history of slavery. He sheds light o n the complex ways in which ideological interests affect his torical interpretation. '
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Markus Wiener Publishing Inc Ancient African Civilizations: Kush and Axum
Book SynopsisThe first edition of this book provided teachers of African history, for the first time, with fully annotated translations of the most important Greek and Roman sources for the history of these two remarkable ancient African civilizations. The new edition retains all of the features that made the first edition so successful while significantly expanding the coverage of the history of Kush and Axum. The illustration program has been revised, new translations have been added including recently discovered Nubian and Axumite royal documents, and a new chapter treats the origins of the kingdom of Kush and its relations with Egypt and Persia.Trade ReviewStanley Burstein has researched, compiled, and translated with commentary the most significant Greek and Roman sources concerning Black Africa. The result is a fascinating book about the people of the southern part of the Nile Valley, the gold mines of Nubia, and the Hellenistic city of Meroe, capital of the Ethiopian Empire of Kush, with its own highly developed culture (300 BCE to 300 CE). This book is a masterpiece of scholarship and historical research. - Midwest Book Review
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Smithsonian Books Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
Book SynopsisReplete with color photographs, drawings, and maps of Viking sites, artifacts, and landscapes, this book celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. The book''s contributors chart the spread of marauders and traders in Europe as well as the expansion of farmers and explorers throughout the North Atlantic and into the New World. They show that Norse contacts with Native American groups were more extensive than has previously been believed, but that the outnumbered Europeans never established more than temporary settlements in North America.
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Rowman & Littlefield Florida's First People: 12,000 Years of Human
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Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Paul and Empire: Religion and Power in Roman Imperial Society
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Red Wheel/Weiser Hidden History: Lost Civilizations Secret
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Interlink Books Ancient Greece: An Explorer's Guide
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Interlink Publishing Group Inc Pocket Timeline of Islamic Civilizations Pocket
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Olive Branch Press Out of Arabia: Phoenicians, Arabs, and the
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Olive Branch Press Towards One World: Ancient Persia and the West
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Interlink Publishing Group, Inc The Ancient Egypt Guide
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Interlink Books The Ancient Ireland Guide
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Bold Type Books Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the
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Teach Services, Inc. Treasures of the Lost Races
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