This two-volume primary-source collection provides a diverse selection of documents to accompany each chapter of A History of World Societies, Eighth Edition. Each chapter of Sources of World Societies contains at least four written sources that present history from the perspectives of well-known figures and ordinary individuals alike. Chapter introductions offer an overview of the period under discussion, and document headnotes and reading and discussion questions encourage student understanding. Each chapter concludes with a list of comparative questions that ask students to make connections between sources and across time. 
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Sources of World Societies, Volume 1: To 1715

History

Carol White

Walter D. Ward

World

Bedford/St.Martin's

The Socio-economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East collects thirteen papers written in honor of S. Thomas Parker by his colleagues and former students. S. Thomas Parker is one of the most influential archaeologists of the past half century who have worked on the Roman and Byzantine remains of Jordan He is responsible for excavations at the Roman legionary fortress at Lejj n, the Nabataean and Roman Red Sea port of Aila, and more recently, domestic structures in the Nabataean capital of Petra.
These papers focus on four areas of Parker s legacy in Near Eastern archaeology: regional survey, material and written culture, the Roman military, and the economy. Topics discussed include: examinations of settlement patterns in central and southern Jordan in the Neolithic period and Iron Age, road systems around the southern Dead Sea, how ceramic lamps and glass provide evidence about culture in the region, and how a Nabataean inscription from Bir Madkhur provides evidence of the divinity of Nabataean rulers.
Other articles discuss the impact of Roman military pay on the economy around Petra, how Roman engineers designed fortresses in the Near East, the composition of military units in Petra in the Roman and Byzantine periods, how the economy of Caesarea Palaestinae fits into discussions of the ancient economy, how Romans viewed women and luxury goods, and what archeobotanical research can indicate about land use and agriculture in the region. The most controversial paper, which uses evidence from the largely unpublished excavation of the Temple of the Winged Lions in Petra, argues that scholars have been misdating Nabataean ceramics. If accepted, this could cause a re-evaluation of dates in Petra and elsewhere in the region.

The Socio-Economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East: Essays in Honor of S. Thomas Parker (Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity)

Ancient Civilizations

Gorgias Press

Defying Gravity

Defying Gravity creates, in loving detail, life in small town northern Indiana of the 1950s. The hero, an exuberant thirteen-year-old, has worries about The Bomb--but likes to blow things up with his chemistry set. Except for the physical adversities he must contend with, his horizons are rapidly expanding. Then, out of the blue, a sinister plot comes to light. His day-to-day life is turned upside down. The kids' games, the mischief in the alley, suddenly hold no meaning. Everything has changed and, for better or worse, there's no going back.

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Chicago Spectrum Press

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