Thomas R Martin: 21 books

Book cover of Ancient Greece
by Thomas R. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates...
Book cover of Pericles

Pericles

A Biography in Context

by Professor Thomas R. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016

Pericles was the most famous leader of the most famous ancient Greek democracy - and also the most controversial in his own time and ever since. Was he a brutal imperialist ready to oppress other Greeks, or a clear-eyed defender of Athens' need for power to survive in a relentlessly hostile world?...
Book cover of Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
by Thomas R. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008

This compact, comprehensive, and generously illustrated history of ancient Greece takes us from the Stone Age roots of Greek civilization to the early Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great. Designed for nonspecialist readers, it will be a welcome and needed resource...
Book cover of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

The Story of an Ancient Life

by Christopher W. Blackwell, Professor Thomas R. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012

Everything we know about Alexander comes from ancient sources, which agree unanimously that he was extraordinary and greater than everyday mortals. From his birth into a hypercompetitive world of royal women through his training under the eyes and fists of stern soldiers and the piercing intellect...
Book cover of Love and Spirit

Love and Spirit

A New Set of Eyes

by Thomas R. MArtin
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015

Who is God? What must we come to know in order to know God? What is the kingdom of Heaven? What sums up Gods law that all the prophets spoke to? What is the source of the universe and all that exists? What binds us to God and to one another? Why did He come into our world? What gives us eternal life?...
Book cover of Wörterbuch alttestamentlicher Motive
by Sigrid Hodel-Hoenes, Robert Rollinger, Manfred Oeming
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2014

Das »Wörterbuch alttestamentlicher Motive« erleichtert das Verständnis der alttestamentlichen Texte und erschließt die Bedeutung ihrer Themen und Motive. Rund 120 Artikel beschreiben die altorientalischen Wurzeln zu jedem Motiv und erwähnen die Wirkungsgeschichte, die zumeist über das Neue...
Book cover of Die Entstehung des Alten Testaments
by Walter Dietrich, Hans-Peter Mathys, Thomas Römer
Language: German
Release Date: August 28, 2014

Dieses Lehr- und Studienbuch beschreibt die biblischen Schriften zunächst nach Inhalt und Aufbau und verfolgt dann ihren Werdeprozess zurück bis zum jeweiligen Entstehungsgrund. Den Rahmen gibt der Kanon der hebräischen Bibel vor, der im Einleitungsteil von der griechischen bzw. christlichen Bibel...
Book cover of Health Humanities Reader
by Allen Peterkin, Arthur W. Frank, David H. Flood
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire...
Book cover of Transgender Communication Studies

Transgender Communication Studies

Histories, Trends, and Trajectories

by Mary Alice Adams, Jace Allen, Joshua Trey Barnett
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015

Transgender Communication Studies: Histories, Trends, and Trajectories brings scholarship in transgender studies to the forefront of the communication discipline. Leland Spencer and Jamie Capuzza provide a broad foundation that documents the evolution of transgender communication studies and challenges...
Book cover of Lexikon Raumphilosophie
by Stephan Günzel, Franziska Kümmerling, Kurt Röttgers
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Der Raum und das Verständnis des Raums sind als große neue Themen der Philosophie im Gespräch. Die damit zusammenhängenden Fragen gewinnen derart an Bedeutung, dass von einem ›spatial turn‹ der Wissenschaft gesprochen wird, in Entsprechung zum ›linguistic turn‹, der das Gesicht der Philosophie...
Book cover of Die Welt der Hebräischen Bibel

Die Welt der Hebräischen Bibel

Umfeld - Inhalte - Grundthemen

by Reinhard Achenbach, Angelika Berlejung, Walter Dietrich
Language: German
Release Date: May 10, 2017

Eine umfassende, zuverlässige und wissenschaftlich aktuelle Einführung in die Welt der Hebräischen Bibel: ihr kulturelles Umfeld, ihre literarische Gestalt, ihre gesellschaftlichen Hintergründe, ihre kultische Prägung, ihre Bilder vom Menschen und von Gott. Die 32 Paragraphen sind von ausgesuchten...
Book cover of Katholisches Medienhandbuch

Katholisches Medienhandbuch

Fakten - Praxis - Perspektiven

by Alexander Filipovic, Andreas Büsch, Astrid Haas
Language: German
Release Date: August 15, 2013

Der rasante Medienwandel stellt die katholische Kirche und ihren Kommunikationsauftrag vor enorme Herausforderungen. Wie kann sich Kirche in einer durch Medien bestimmten Gesellschaft noch Gehör verschaffen? Sind Kirche und Medien überhaupt kompatibel? Und wie gelingt ihr der Spagat zwischen ihrer...
Book cover of Southern Comfort
by Christopher Morgan, D. Travers Scott, John Patrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

A scorching tour through the less-traveled territories of gay desire! The American South is sweltering-and not just the climate. Indulge yourself in 16 tales of homosexual lust! Take in the distinctive language, the rich food, the tumultuous history-and of course the many contributions the Deep South...
Book cover of Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

Enduring Issues and Challenges

by Matthew M. Aid, Christopher M. Andrew, Michael R. Bromwich
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2005

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...
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