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"What do ancient Greece and Rome have to do with New Zealand? More than you might think. Athens to Aotearoa collects essays from some of New Zealand’s most important artistic and critical voices reflecting on their engagement with Greece and Rome and taking aim at New Zealand’s ongoing, sometimes fraught, and always complicated take on its classical heritage. Athens to Aotearoa is an illuminating and provocative collection for any reader ..."
In Defense of Dharma(1st Edition) Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Tessa J. Bartholomeusz, JeffTatum Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-7007-1682-1, ISBN: 0-7007-1682-3
"This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. In a study that is textual, historical and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala-Tamil conflict is in actual practice often justified by a resort to religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Though Buddhism is commonly assumed to be a religion that never allow ..."
"In this companion, international scholars provide a comprehensive overview that reflects the most recent trends in Catullan studies. Explores the work of Catullus, one of the best Roman ‘lyric poets’ Provides discussions about production, genre, style, and reception, as well as interpretive essays on key poems and groups of poems Grounds Catullus in the socio–historical world around him Chapters challenge received wisdom, pre ..."
"This is the first book systematically to analyze Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick s depiction of the slave revolt led by Spartacus from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives. Examines the film s use of ancient sources, the ancient historical contexts, the political significance of the film, the history of its censorship and restoration, and its place in film history. Includes the most important passage ..."
Lost Voices and other stories by Tatum, Greta; West, Jeff P Softcover, Published 2019 by Nightwriters Press ISBN-13: 978-1-907897-09-2, ISBN: 1-907897-09-7