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  • The Greek Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Greek Lands

    Paul MacKendrick

    Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged

    Paperback

    "Paul MacKendrick has a thrilling tale to tell. . . . His book is for those who want an authoritative exposition of what archaeologists are accomplishing in Greek lands."--New York Times Book Review

  • Greek Science After Aristotle

    G. E. R. Lloyd

    Paperback

    Although there is no exact equivalent to our term "science" in Greek, Western science may still be said to originate with the Greeks.

  • Worker in the Cane: A Puerto Rican Life History

    Sidney W. Mintz

    Paperback

    This is the absorbing story of Don Taso, a Puerto Rican sugar cane worker, and of his family and the village in which he lives. Told largely in his own words, it is a vivid account of the drastic changes taking place in Puerto Rico, as he sees them.

  • Augustus

    A. H M Jones, Moses I. Finley

    Paperback

    Constitutional changes, administrative revisions, factional rivalry, and war are all themes that Professor Jones develops within the main narrative. He treats separately such topics as finance, religion, social policy, literature and the arts, and the sources of this crucial period in the history of Rome.

  • From Castlereagh to Gladstone: 1815-1885

    Derek Beales

    Paperback

    From Castlereagh to Gladstone 1815-1885 is the seventh volume of the "Norton Library History of England."