Professor Prof Roderick Beaton

'Monumental . An authoritative guide to the countless ways in which Greek words and ideas have shaped the modern world.' Financial TimesThe Greeks is

Luister dan, dit boek toch? Dit boek dat je hier ziet? Geloof ons als we zeggen dat je waarschijnlijk nooit een boek als dit tegen gaat komen. Ten eer

- Bespreekt alle facetten van arbeidsrecht: van arbeidsovereenkomst tot arbeidsconflict; - centrale vraag: ‘Waar moet je arbeidsrechtelijk allemaal a

SMIBANESE Het Smibanese is een dialect van de straattalen in Nederland. Een veel voorkomende trend wereldwijd in achterstandswijken is dat gewone

For over one hundred years, we humans of the post-postmodern times have turned ourselves into outstanding visual athletes. We made visuality our super

An essential introductory account of Greek fiction during the period 1071-1453. The argument is illustrated by lucid plot summaries and extensive quot

Includes papers which explore the relation between literary texts and collective consciousness, scrutinizing the evidence of the texts themselves in t

Covering 500 years of history and an area stretching from Corsica to Cyprus and north into the Balkans, this is an exploration of a single cultural tr

It has been called the age of revolution. The white heat of it came in the decades either side of the year 1800. But it lasted a full century: from th

Three-time winner of the Runciman Award Roderick Beaton looks at the centuries of events that have shaped the intricacies of Greece's unique position

Waarom hechten we zo aan ontspullen, aan ongerepte natuur en authenticiteit? Heeft eenvoud ons eigenlijk wel iets te bieden? Al in het oude Grieken

How the human history of conflict has transformed the world we live in - for good and evil.

Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire.

Contains chapters that include Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), and The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wi

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER & BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BLOOMBERG BES

A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material