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Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding c

Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in t

Meditative practices have flourished in widely different parts of Eurasia, yet historical research on such practices is limited. Research to date has

Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding c

Meditative practices have flourished in widely different parts of Eurasia, yet historical research on such practices is limited. Research to date has

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

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

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.

Start-ups rarely survive their second birthday. Even established firms in the UK and the US average a life of only fifteen years. So how can your comp

M. Lindsay Kaplan expands the study of the history of racism through an analysis of the medieval Christian concept of Jewish servitude. Developed thro

An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a rel

A collection of extra-biblical scriptures written by the gnostics, updated with three ancient texts including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas

The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. The author tells the story of Rome's greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial and oth

This book demonstrates that women have been and key to understanding processes of development and explores the importance of greater gender equality f

Explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of history, such as Alexander the

'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy - scru