Author: John Banville
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: athena
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1996-05-28
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0679736859
ISBN-13: 9780679736851
From the internationally acclaimed author of The Book of Evidence and Ghosts comes a mesmerizing novel that is both a literary thriller and a love story as sumptuously perverse as Lolita. "A strange and dreamlike book . . . Banville has a breathtaking style."--Boston Globe.
Author: Susan Deacy
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: athena
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2008-04-25
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0415300665
ISBN-13: 9780415300667
In this definitive assessment of the various representations and approaches to Athena, Susan Deacy does what no other has done before and brings all the aspects of this legendary figure into one, outstanding study. A survey of one of the most enduringly popular of ancient deities, the book introduces Athena’s myth, cult and reception, while directing the reader to detailed discussion as and when it is appropriate. Students will find it a great help in their studies, and for the general reader with an interest in the ancient world and for those from related disciplines such as literature
Author: Keach
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Keywords: lit, g12, eng, adven, athena, ail
Published: 1996-01
List price: $138.80
ISBN-10: 0030986389
ISBN-13: 9780030986383
Author: B. A. Hoena
Publisher: Capstone Press(MN)
Keywords: mythology, world, athena
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2003-08-01
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 0736834532
ISBN-13: 9780736834537
Introduces readers to the ancient Greek and Roman explanations for how and why things happen and how mythology influences us. This book is written and designed in a format that assists the slow reader with their understanding of mythology.
Author: Athena Leoussi
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Keywords: nationalism, encyclopaedia
Number of Pages: 314
Published: 2001-02-28
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0765800020
ISBN-13: 9780765800022
Since the end of the internationalist Soviet experiment in 1989, nationalism is now recognized as a positive, vital force in modern political, cultural and social life - if kept in check from excess. As a result of the explosion of nationalism, there has been a veritable resurgence of nationalism studies. This proliferation calls for a survey of instruments which have been developed by scholars for the study of nationalism. This encyclopaedia brings together scholars in nationalism studies to survey this complex phenomenon. With over 100 entries, the encyclopaedia offers a concise set of tools
Author: Athena D. Mutua
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: masculinities, black, progressive
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-09-28
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0415976871
ISBN-13: 9780415976879
In the struggle for pride and political agency, the imperative to "be a man" has been central to the lives of black males. Yet, what it means to be a black man-in terms of both racial and gender identity-has been subject to continual debate in public and academic spheres alike. Progressive Black Masculinities brings together leading black cultural critics including Michael Eric Dyson, Mark Anthony Neal, and Patricia Hill Collins to examine an alternatively demonized and mythologized black masculinity. Collectively, they offer a roadmap for new, progressive models of black masculinity that may
Author: Mary R. Lefkowitz
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Keywords: revisited, athena, black
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 1996-04-29
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0807845558
ISBN-13: 9780807845554
Was Western civilization founded by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians?Can the ancient Egyptians usefully be called black?Did the ancient Greeks borrow religion, science, and philosophy from the Egyptians and Phoenicians?Have scholars ignored the Afroasiatic roots of Western civilization as a result of racism and anti-Semitism?In this collection of twenty essays, leading scholars in a broad range of disciplines confront the claims made by Martin Bernal in Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization. In that work, Bernal proposed a radical reinterpretation of the roots of class
