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A Global History of the Ancient World - Asia, Europe and Africa before Islam (Paperback): Eivind Heldaas Seland A Global History of the Ancient World - Asia, Europe and Africa before Islam (Paperback)
Eivind Heldaas Seland
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ancient history has traditionally focused on Greece and Rome. This book takes a global approach to the distant past, following the development of human societies across the globe from the last Ice Age, 11,700 years ago, to the rise of Islam in the seventh century CE. The only book of its kind, A Global History of the Ancient World provides succinct narratives of the first Asian, African and European civilizations and their importance for later history without foregoing the key topics of conventional textbooks. Thematic overviews give truly global perspectives on connections, disconnections and parallel developments shaping the ancient world. Written for students of history, classics and related disciplines, the book will appeal to anyone interested in widening their view of early history.

A Global History of the Ancient World - Asia, Europe and Africa before Islam (Hardcover): Eivind Heldaas Seland A Global History of the Ancient World - Asia, Europe and Africa before Islam (Hardcover)
Eivind Heldaas Seland
R4,558 Discovery Miles 45 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ancient history has traditionally focused on Greece and Rome. This book takes a global approach to the distant past, following the development of human societies across the globe from the last Ice Age, 11,700 years ago, to the rise of Islam in the seventh century CE. The only book of its kind, A Global History of the Ancient World provides succinct narratives of the first Asian, African and European civilizations and their importance for later history without foregoing the key topics of conventional textbooks. Thematic overviews give truly global perspectives on connections, disconnections and parallel developments shaping the ancient world. Written for students of history, classics and related disciplines, the book will appeal to anyone interested in widening their view of early history.

From the Fjords to the Nile: Essays in honour of Richard Holton Pierce on his 80th birthday (Paperback): Pal Steiner,... From the Fjords to the Nile: Essays in honour of Richard Holton Pierce on his 80th birthday (Paperback)
Pal Steiner, Alexandros Tsakos, Eivind Heldaas Seland
R839 Discovery Miles 8 390 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

From the Fjords to the Nile brings together essays by students and colleagues of Richard Holton Pierce (b. 1935), presented on the occasion of his 80th birthday. It covers topics on the ancient world and the Near East. Pierce is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Bergen. Starting out as an expert in Egyptian languages, and of law in Greco-Roman Egypt, his professional interest has spanned from ancient Nubia and Coptic Egypt, to digital humanities and game theory. His contributions as scholar, teacher, supervisor and informal advisor to Norwegian studies in Egyptology, classics, archaeology, history, religion, and linguistics through more than five decades can hardly be overstated.

Ports and Political Power in the Periplus Complex societies and maritime trade on the Indian Ocean in the first century AD... Ports and Political Power in the Periplus Complex societies and maritime trade on the Indian Ocean in the first century AD (Paperback, New)
Eivind Heldaas Seland
R1,317 Discovery Miles 13 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This study aims at exploring the significance of maritime commerce to societies on the Indian Ocean rim, by examining how rulers adjusted their policy in order to control and profit from trade. The point of departure is the anonymous Greek first century AD Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. This is a guide to navigation and trade on the Indian Ocean, covering the coasts of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, East Africa and India. The unknown author, who to a large extent relied on personal experience, included not only sailing directions, but also a wealth of information on local products, markets and political conditions.

The Indian Ocean in the Ancient Period - Definite places, translocal exchange (Paperback): Eivind Heldaas Seland The Indian Ocean in the Ancient Period - Definite places, translocal exchange (Paperback)
Eivind Heldaas Seland
R1,386 Discovery Miles 13 860 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

What binds the individual papers in this volume together is the focus on the movement of commodities, people, cultural features and ideas, and the durable networks and links that these created and the local impact around the Indian Ocean. The areas most focused on are been East Africa centred on Zanzibar, the Red Sea Region, the Persian Gulf and Southern Arabia, and finally on western and southern India.

Palmyrena: City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade between Orient and Occident - Proceedings of the Conference held in Athens,... Palmyrena: City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade between Orient and Occident - Proceedings of the Conference held in Athens, December 1-3, 2012 (Paperback)
Jorgen Christian Meyer, Eivind Heldaas Seland, Nils Anfinset
R1,488 Discovery Miles 14 880 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The contributions to this volume address the archaeology and history of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Bringing together papers presented at a conference in Athens in December 2012 as a part of the Syrian-Norwegian research project Palmyrena: City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade between Orient and Occident, it reflects international research and fieldwork that was going on until the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.

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