Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen: Myth versus Reality 1538159511, 9781538159514

Ancient Stepmothers: Myth, Misogyny and Reality 9004101764, 9789004101760

Ancient Stepmothers is the first full-length study of the stepmother in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Several perspectives are

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Christ: Myth or Reality?

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Civil Servants on the Silver Screen : Hollywood's Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats 9781498539135, 9781498539128

In the movies, government often finds itself in a variety of roles from villain to supporting cast, and rarely, if ever,

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The Shtetl: Myth and Reality 1874774765, 9781874774761

The shtetl is one of the key concepts for our understanding of the Jewish past in Eastern Europe. Although today most Je

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The Post-Screen Through Virtual Reality, Holograms and Light Projections: Where Screen Boundaries Lie 9789048552566

Screens are ubiquitous today. They display information; present image worlds; are portable; connect to mobile networks;

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Ovid’s Myth of Pygmalion on Screen: In Pursuit of the Perfect Woman 9781441184665, 9781472504951, 9781472555700

Why has the myth of Pygmalion and his ivory statue proved so inspirational for writers, artists, philosophers, scientist

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Transplant: From Myth to Reality 9780300149982

One of the most spectacular medical advances of the twentieth century, organ transplantation has become a generally effe

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Islam & Terrorism (Myth vs Reality) 0977640000

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Irene Avaalaaqiaq: Myth and Reality 9780773570610

Irene Avaalaaqiaq, one of this country's most prominent Inuit artists and a leading member of the prolific artistic

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Visual Power in Ancient Greece and Rome: Between Art and Social Reality 9780520967885

Visual culture was an essential part of ancient social, religious, and political life. Appearance and experience of bein

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