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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Pharsalia (Hardcover)
Lucan, Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, C. E. Haskins
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R881
Discovery Miles 8 810
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Pharsalia: Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars is a Roman epic
poem. The narrative is about the civil war between Julius Caesar
and the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great. The title Pharsalia
refers to the Battle of Pharsalus in 48BC, in northern Greece,
although the poem was probably not titled this originally. Caesar
decisively defeated Pompey in Pharsalus. This poem is considered to
be the best epic poem of the Silver Age of Latin literature. It was
originally written in Latin, in approximately A.D. 61-65, by the
Roman poet Lucan, and probably left unfinished upon his death in
A.D. 65. This edition contains line numbers and footnotes.
Dawn Lucan, an educator, athlete, Autism Activist, and Special
Education activist with eighteen years of experience, has done a
variety of things throughout life. She has been an educator,
athlete, and volunteer. The one role that she has played in life
that she cherishes the most in memories are of her volunteer days
since she focuses on Special Education or educating disabled
children's issues. As a former Special Education student herself in
the 1970s and 1980s, she has an interesting perspective on both
helping parents through her outreach. Come walk with her through
her life of how Special Education has helped her and how it
influenced her into her path today!
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Decadent Sportsman (Paperback, 1st)
Medlar Lucan, Durian Gray; Edited by Alex Martin, Jerome Fletcher
bundle available
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R271
Discovery Miles 2 710
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The authors bring their wit and monstrous imaginations to play
across the entire history of sport, with chapters ranging from the
Greek athletic ideal and its perversions to the Nazi Olympics of
1936 and the use of drugs, alcohol and visionary states of being.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin
America, and post-communist Eurasia, this book explores the fate of
competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and 2008. It finds
that where social, economic, and technocratic ties to the West were
extensive, as in Eastern Europe and the Americas, the external cost
of abuse led incumbents to cede power rather than crack down, which
led to democratization. Where ties to the West were limited,
external democratizing pressure was weaker and countries rarely
democratized. In these cases, regime outcomes hinged on the
character of state and ruling party organizations. Where incumbents
possessed developed and cohesive coercive party structures, they
could thwart opposition challenges, and competitive authoritarian
regimes survived; where incumbents lacked such organizational
tools, regimes were unstable but rarely democratized.
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