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  • The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant

    c. 8000-332 BCE

    Edited by Margreet L. Steiner, Ann E. Killebrew ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This Handbook aims to serve as a research guide to the archaeology of the Levant, an area situated at the crossroads of the ancient world that linked the eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. The Levant as used here is a historical geographical term referring to a large area which today comprises the modern states of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, western Syria, and Cyprus, as well as ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Inhabiting the Promised Land

    Exploring the Complex Relationship between Archaeology and Ancient Israel as Depicted in the Bible

    by Margreet L. Steiner ...
    For many people it is clear: the actions and beliefs of Ancient Israel are described in the Bible. The stories about its peoples and kings, struggles and wars, deities and shrines, are supposed to have been told and retold throughout the ages and recorded in ancient archives. At a certain moment in time these stories have been assembled in the Bible which becomes history. However, from the 19th ... Read more

    $19.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Drawing Lots

    From Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece

    by Irad Malkin, Josine Blok ...
    For the first time, this volume by two leading historians offers a comprehensive study of drawing lots as a central institution of ancient Greek society. Drawing lots expressed an egalitarian mindset that guided selection, procedure, and distribution by lot and was eventually introduced for polis governance, a Greek innovation that appears to be of increasing relevance today. The authors explore ... Read more

    $130.49 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Actor-Network Theory

    Edited by Anders Blok, Ignacio Farias, Celia Roberts ...
    This companion explores ANT as an intellectual practice, tracking its movements and engagements with a wide range of other academic and activist projects. Showcasing the work of a diverse set of ‘second generation’ ANT scholars from around the world, it highlights the exciting depth and breadth of contemporary ANT and its future possibilities.The companion has 38 chapters, each answering a key ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Margreete's Harbor

    A Novel

    by Eleanor Morse ...
    **Winner of the Maine Literary Award for FictionA literary novel set on the coast of Maine during the 1960s, tracing the life of a family and its matriarch as they negotiate sharing a home.**Eleanor Morse's Margreete's Harbor begins with a fire: a fiercely-independent, thrice-widowed woman living on her own in a rambling house near the Maine coast forgets a hot pan on the stovetop, and nearly ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Gender Dynamics in Transboundary Water Governance

    Feminist Perspectives on Water Conflict and Cooperation

    Edited by Jenniver Sehring, Rozemarijn ter Horst, Margreet Zwarteveen ...
    Series series Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
    This volume assesses the nexus of gender and transboundary water governance, containing empirical case studies, discourse analyses, practitioners’ accounts, and theoretical reflections.Transboundary water governance exists at the intersection of two highly masculinised fields: diplomacy and water resources management. In both fields, positions are mainly held by men, and core ideas, norms, and ... Read more

    Free

  • Imagining Communities

    Historical Reflections on the Process of Community Formation

    Edited by Gemma Blok, Vincent Kuitenbrouwer, Claire Weeda ...
    Series series Heritage and Memory Studies
    In his groundbreaking Imagined Communities, first published in 1983, Benedict Anderson argued that members of a community experience a deep, horizontal camaraderie. Despite being strangers, members feel connected in a web of imagined experiences., Yet while Anderson's insights have been hugely influential, they remain abstract: it is difficult to imagine imagined communities. How do they evolve ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Into the Fire

    by Rachael Blok ...
    'I tore through it' Erin Kelly'Perfect storytelling' Victoria Selman'A wicked plot' The TimesEleven guests. Three nights. One murderer.In a stately mansion in the Hertfordshire countryside, sisters Lois and Ebba throw a launch party for their new venture: Archipelago, a virtual reality game.In attendance are their celebrity investors including a glamorous British couple, a broo... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Routledge Handbook of Gender and Water Governance

    Edited by Tatiana Acevedo-Guerrero, Lisa Bossenbroek, Irene Leonardelli, Margreet Zwarteveen, Seema Kulkarni ...
    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the field of gender and water governance, exploring how the use, management and knowledge of water resources, services and the water environment are deeply gendered.In water there is a recognized gender gap between water responsibilities and water rights and bridging this gap is likely to help achieve not just goals of equity but also those of ... Read more

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  • Diverting the Flow

    Gender Equity and Water in South Asia

    Edited by Margreet Zwarteveen, Sara Ahmed, Suman Rimal Gautam ...
    Across the South Asian region, water determines livelihoods and in some cases even survival. However, water also creates exclusions. Access to water, and its social organisation, are intimately tied up with power relations. This book provides an overview of gender, equity and water issues relevant to South Asia. The essays empirically illustrate and theoretically argue how gender intersects with ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • Under the Ice

    The chilling, impossible-to-put-down debut thriller that's perfect for a cold winter night...

    by Rachael Blok ...
    Don't miss The Fall, the twisty psychological thriller from highly acclaimed author, Rachael Blok.'Twisty, atmospheric and haunting... I devoured this thriller in one tense sitting' Erin KellyIt is the week before Christmas and the cathedral city of St Albans is blanketed by snow. But beneath the festive lights, darkness is stirring. The frozen body of a young girl is discovered by... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Cultural Construction of Safety and Security

    Imaginaries, Discourses and Philosophies that Shaped Modern Europe

    Edited by Gemma Blok, Jan Oosterholt ...
    This volume analyses cultural perceptions of safety and security that have shaped modern European societies. The articles present a wide range of topics, from feelings of unsafety generated by early modern fake news to safety issues related to twentieth-century drug use in public space. The volume demonstrates how ‘safety’ is not just a social or biological condition to pursue but also a ... Read more

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