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The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies (Hardcover): George Owen Rees Jöns Jakob Berzelius The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies (Hardcover)
George Owen Rees Jöns Jakob Berzelius
R801 Discovery Miles 8 010 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Music by Pedro de Cristo (c. 1550-1618) (Hardcover, Reissue): Owen Rees Music by Pedro de Cristo (c. 1550-1618) (Hardcover, Reissue)
Owen Rees
R4,231 Discovery Miles 42 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A facsimile of a previously unpublished musical manuscript. Among the major composers of the Portuguese "Golden Age," Pedro de Cristo (c.1550-1618) is at present the least familiar to scholars and performers. This situation is largely due to the fact that his music was not published during his lifetime, but is preserved rather in manuscripts originating (for the most part) at the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, where he spent most of his life. The present work is an edition of the contents on one of these manuscripts -- MM 33 in Coimbra University Library -- which was copied by Pedro de Cristo himself towards the end of the sixteenth-century. It is an invaluable source of authoritative readings of his music: principally Latin motets for four or five voices. Also 198 includes musical examples.

Combat Stress in Pre-modern Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Owen Rees, Kathryn Hurlock, Jason Crowley Combat Stress in Pre-modern Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Owen Rees, Kathryn Hurlock, Jason Crowley
R3,658 Discovery Miles 36 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the lasting impact of war on individuals and their communities in pre-modern Europe. Research on combat stress in the modern era regularly draws upon the past for inspiration and validation, but to date no single volume has effectively scrutinised the universal nature of combat stress and its associated modern diagnoses. Highlighting the methodological obstacles of using modern medical and psychological models to understand pre-modern experiences, this book challenges existing studies and presents innovative new directions for future research. With cutting-edge contributions from experts in history, classics and medical humanities, the collection has a broad chronological focus, covering periods from Archaic Greece (c. sixth and early fifth century BCE) to the British Civil Wars (seventeenth century CE). Topics range from the methodological, such as the dangers of retrospective diagnosis and the applicability of Moral Injury to the past, to the conventionally historical, examining how combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder may or may not have manifested in different time periods. With chapters focusing on combatants, women, children and the collective trauma of their communities, this collection will be of great interest to those researching the history of mental health in the pre-modern period.

Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens - Hoplite Transitions (Hardcover): Owen Rees Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens - Hoplite Transitions (Hardcover)
Owen Rees
R3,023 Discovery Miles 30 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died. As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle lines and perform his citizen duty, the most common military experience of the hoplite was one of transition - he was departing to or returning from war on a regular basis, especially during extended periods of conflict. Scholarship has focused primarily on the experience of the hoplite after his return, with a special emphasis on his susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the moments of transition themselves have yet to be explored in detail. Taking each in turn, Owen Rees examines the transitions from two sides: from within the domestic environment as a member of an oikos, and from within the military environment as a member of the army. This analysis presents a new template for each and effectively maps the experience of the hoplite as he moves between his domestic and military duties. This allows us to reconstruct the effects of war more fully and to identify moments with the potential for a traumatic impact on the individual.

The Far Edges Of The Known World - A New History Of The Ancient Past (Paperback): Owen Rees The Far Edges Of The Known World - A New History Of The Ancient Past (Paperback)
Owen Rees
R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of the known world?

When Ovid was exiled from Rome to a border town on the Black Sea, he despaired at his new bleak and barbarous surroundings. Like many Greeks and Romans, Ovid thought the outer reaches of his world was where civilisation ceased to exist. Our fascination with the Greek and Roman world, and the abundance of writing that we have from it, means that we usually explore the ancient world from this perspective too. Was Ovid's exile really as bad as he claimed? What was it truly like to live on the edges of these empires, on the boundaries of the known world?

Thanks to archaeological excavations, we now know that the borders of the empires we consider the 'heart' of civilisation were in fact thriving, vibrant cultures - just not ones we might expect. This is where the boundaries of 'civilised' and 'barbarians' began to dissipate; where the rules didn't always apply; where normally juxtaposed cultures intermarried; and where nomadic tribes built their own cities.

Taking us along the sandy caravan routes of Morocco to the freezing winters of the northern Black Sea, from Co-Loa in the Red River valley of Vietnam to the rain-lashed forts south of Hadrian's Wall, Owen Rees explores the powerful empires and diverse peoples in Europe, Asia and Africa beyond the reaches of Greece and Rome. In doing so, he offers us a new, brilliantly rich lens with which to understand the ancient world.

Ueber Nierenkrankheiten Mit Eiweisshaltigen Urin - (Morbus Brightii.) Aus Dem Englischen Von (German, Paperback): G Owen Rees Ueber Nierenkrankheiten Mit Eiweisshaltigen Urin - (Morbus Brightii.) Aus Dem Englischen Von (German, Paperback)
G Owen Rees
R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Essays on the History of English Music in Honour of John Caldwell - Sources, Style, Performance, Historiography (Hardcover):... Essays on the History of English Music in Honour of John Caldwell - Sources, Style, Performance, Historiography (Hardcover)
Emma Hornby, David Maw; Contributions by David Hiley, Emma Hornby, H.Diack Johnstone, …
R4,320 Discovery Miles 43 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Articles on English music, from the medieval period to the present day, centred on four of the major areas of scholarly enquiry. The major themes of the essays in this collection reflect the work of the distinguished scholar John Caldwell, professor of music at Oxford University and a composer in his own right. There is a strong focus on early music, with contributions considering the medieval carol, sources for seventeenth- and eighteenth-century harpsichord music, and the transmission of fifteenth-century English music to the Continent; but they range right up to the twentieth century, with an examination of music in Oxford. All are concerned in one way or another with themes which recur in Professor Caldwell's scholarship: sources; style; performance; and historiography. Contributors: SALLY HARPER, DAVID HILEY, EMMA HORNBY, HARRY JOHNSTONE, MARGARET BENT, DAVID MAW, MATTHIAS RANGE, REINHARD STROHM, PETER WRIGHT, MAGNUS WILLIAMSON, JOHN HARPER, SIMON MCVEIGH, CHRISTOPHER PAGE, OWEN REES, SUSAN WOLLENBERG, JOHN ARTHUR SMITH, BENNETT ZON, DAVID MAW. To subscribe to the Tabula Gratulatoria for this volume, CLICK HERE

Controversies in the Common Law - Tracing the Contributions of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin (Hardcover): Vanessa Gruben,... Controversies in the Common Law - Tracing the Contributions of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin (Hardcover)
Vanessa Gruben, Graham Mayeda, Owen Rees
R1,643 Discovery Miles 16 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Beverley McLachlin was the first woman to be chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Joining the Court while it was establishing its approach to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, McLachlin aided the court in weathering the public backlash against controversial decisions during her tenure. Controversies in the Common Law explores Chief Justice McLachlin's approach to legal reasoning, examines her remarkable contributions in controversial areas of the common law, and highlights the role of judicial philosophy in shaping the law. Chapters in this book span thirty years, and deal with a variety of topics - including tort, unjust enrichment, administrative law, and criminal law. The contributors show that McLachlin had a philosophical streak that drove her to ensure unity and consistency in the common law, and to prefer incremental change over revolution. Celebrating the career of an influential jurist, Controversies in the Common Law demonstrates how the common law approach taken by Chief Justice McLachlin has been successful in managing criticism and ensuring the legitimacy of the Court.

Infrastructure Security - International Conference, InfraSec 2002 Bristol, UK, October 1-3, 2002 Proceedings (Paperback, 2002... Infrastructure Security - International Conference, InfraSec 2002 Bristol, UK, October 1-3, 2002 Proceedings (Paperback, 2002 ed.)
George Davida, Yair Frankel, Owen Rees
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Infrastructure Security Conference, InfraSec 2002, held in Bristol, UK in October 2002.The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on biometrics; identification, authentication, and process; analysis process; mobile networks; vulnerability assessment and logs; systems design; formal methods; cryptographic techniques, and networks.

Great Battles of the Classical Greek World (Paperback): Owen Rees Great Battles of the Classical Greek World (Paperback)
Owen Rees
R441 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R37 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, emphasising the variety and tactical developments across the period. Each battle is set in context with a brief background and then the battlefield and opposing forces are discussed before the narrative and analysis of the fighting is given and rounded off with consideration of the aftermath and strategic implications. Written in an accessible narrative tone, a key feature of the book is the authors choice of battles, which collectively challenge popularly held beliefs such as the invincibility of the Spartans. The text is well supported by dozens of tactical diagrams showing deployments and various phase of the battles.

Great Battles of the Classical Greek World (Hardcover): Owen Rees Great Battles of the Classical Greek World (Hardcover)
Owen Rees
R588 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R241 (41%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, emphasising the variety and tactical developments across the period. Each battle is set in context with a brief background and then the battlefield and opposing forces are discussed before the narrative and analysis of the fighting is given and rounded off with consideration of the aftermath and strategic implications. Written in an accessible narrative tone, a key feature of the book is the author's choice of battles, which collectively challenge popularly held beliefs such as the invincibility of the Spartans. The text is well supported by dozens of tactical diagrams showing deployments and various phase of the battles.

The Requiem of Tomas Luis de Victoria (1603) (Paperback): Owen Rees The Requiem of Tomas Luis de Victoria (1603) (Paperback)
Owen Rees
R915 Discovery Miles 9 150 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Victoria's Requiem is among the best-loved and most-performed musical works of the Renaissance, and is often held to be 'a Requiem for an age', representing the summation of golden-age Spanish polyphony. Yet it has been the focus of surprisingly little research. Owen Rees's multifaceted study brings together the historical and ritual contexts for the work's genesis, the first detailed musical analysis of the Requiem itself, and the long story of its circulation and reception. Victoria composed this music in 1603 for the exequies of Maria of Austria, and oversaw its publication two years later. A rich variety of contemporary documentation allows these events - and the nature of music in Habsburg exequies - to be reconstructed vividly. Rees then locates Victoria's music within the context of a vast international repertory of Requiems, much of it previously unstudied, and identifies the techniques which render this work so powerfully distinctive and coherent.

Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World (Hardcover): Owen Rees Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World (Hardcover)
Owen Rees
R581 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redress the balance, giving naval battles their due attention. This book presents a selection of thirteen naval battles that span a defining century in ancient Greek history, from the Ionian Revolt and Persian Invasion to the rise of external naval powers in the Mediterranean Sea, such as the Carthaginians. Each battle is set in context. The background, wider military campaigns, and the opposing forces are discussed, followed by a narrative and analysis of the fighting. Finally, the aftermath of the battles are dealt with, looking at the strategic implications of the outcome for both the victor and the defeated. The battle narratives are supported by maps and tactical diagrams, showing the deployment of the fleets and the wider geographical factors involved in battle. Written in an accessible tone, this book successfully shows that Greek naval warfare did not start and end at the battle of Salamis.

The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies (Paperback): George Owen Rees Jöns Jakob Berzelius The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies (Paperback)
George Owen Rees Jöns Jakob Berzelius
R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Escape to Thailand and the Death of a Thai Godfather (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees Escape to Thailand and the Death of a Thai Godfather (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Hidden Thailand (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees Hidden Thailand (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies (Paperback): George Owen Rees Joens Jakob Berzelius The Analysis of Inorganic Bodies (Paperback)
George Owen Rees Joens Jakob Berzelius
R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Out of stock
Meekness in Thai Culture (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees Meekness in Thai Culture (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R146 Discovery Miles 1 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Thailand Take 2 (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees Thailand Take 2 (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Death of a Thai Godfather (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees The Death of a Thai Godfather (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Thailand Diary (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees A Thailand Diary (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Escape to Thailand - Some expat experiences (Paperback): Matt Owens Rees Escape to Thailand - Some expat experiences (Paperback)
Matt Owens Rees
R169 Discovery Miles 1 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
On Calculous Disease and its Consequences Being the Croonian Lectures for the Year 1856 (Hardcover): George Owen Rees On Calculous Disease and its Consequences Being the Croonian Lectures for the Year 1856 (Hardcover)
George Owen Rees
R764 Discovery Miles 7 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Requiem of Tomas Luis de Victoria (1603) (Hardcover): Owen Rees The Requiem of Tomas Luis de Victoria (1603) (Hardcover)
Owen Rees
R1,998 Discovery Miles 19 980 Out of stock

Victoria's Requiem is among the best-loved and most-performed musical works of the Renaissance, and is often held to be 'a Requiem for an age', representing the summation of golden-age Spanish polyphony. Yet it has been the focus of surprisingly little research. Owen Rees's multifaceted study brings together the historical and ritual contexts for the work's genesis, the first detailed musical analysis of the Requiem itself, and the long story of its circulation and reception. Victoria composed this music in 1603 for the exequies of Maria of Austria, and oversaw its publication two years later. A rich variety of contemporary documentation allows these events - and the nature of music in Habsburg exequies - to be reconstructed vividly. Rees then locates Victoria's music within the context of a vast international repertory of Requiems, much of it previously unstudied, and identifies the techniques which render this work so powerfully distinctive and coherent.

Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens - Hoplite Transitions (Paperback): Owen Rees Military Departures, Homecomings and Death in Classical Athens - Hoplite Transitions (Paperback)
Owen Rees
R1,168 Discovery Miles 11 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died. As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle lines and perform his citizen duty, the most common military experience of the hoplite was one of transition – he was departing to or returning from war on a regular basis, especially during extended periods of conflict. Scholarship has focused primarily on the experience of the hoplite after his return, with a special emphasis on his susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the moments of transition themselves have yet to be explored in detail. Taking each in turn, Owen Rees examines the transitions from two sides: from within the domestic environment as a member of an oikos, and from within the military environment as a member of the army. This analysis presents a new template for each and effectively maps the experience of the hoplite as he moves between his domestic and military duties. This allows us to reconstruct the effects of war more fully and to identify moments with the potential for a traumatic impact on the individual.

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