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History Today;  April 1, 2001 ;     604 words ...EYEWITNESSING The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence Peter Burke Evaluates the place of images among other kinds of historical evidence. 240 pages 82 illustrations hardback 1 86189 092 3 25 [pounds sterling] MONARCHIES 1000-2000 W. M. Spellman The first global overview of the system of monarchy

Article: Various Authors, Animal Series (Reaktion Books, ...
Arena Magazine;  April 1, 2006 ;     459 words ...From rats to cockroaches, snakes to oysters, this new series explores the historical, mythological, religious, literary, artistic, commercial and scientific significance of various animals in their relationship to humankind. The series includes a number of titles by a diverse range of authors, the

Article: Books: Everyday miracles in the city of Shifting sand Tel Aviv by ...
The Independent - London;  July 24, 1999 ;     675 words ...TEL AVIV is where the planes land, so it's the first part of Israel you see. Out of the air-conditioned, man-made flying machine, down the steps and onto the soil of the man-made city. Usually it is the heat that hits you first - wham, flat in the face like a pancake. Then you drive into the city,

Article: WEEKEND: Books: Glitterature is all dazzle, little depth; ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Reviewed by Caroline Foulkes There are some things that should be taken at face value. And there are some things that should be delved into, explored, discussed at length. Las Vegas, the glitzy, gaudy gambling capital of the world, falls into the first category. But Bruce Begout begs to

Article: Thursday Book: An invention not of the gods, but of accountants A ...
The Independent - London;  October 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ...IN PLATO's Phaedrus, Socrates recounts the mythical origin of writing. A god offers an Egyptian king a miraculous aid to frail human memory. Like the king, Socrates is sceptical of this enigmatic invention. Writing, he warns, will replace memory; the truth that lives in the human soul will be

Article: Books: The quills against the quacks Bodies Politic: disease, ...
The Independent - London;  June 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Health is the new goodness, the only value on which everyone seems to agree. It is the pollsters', and therefore the politicians', top election issue. Health carers are people's favourite professionals. Doctors and nurses are good guys in broadcast soap and printed pap. They represent the friendly

Article: Books: Animal appeal of man; Zoo -A History of Zoological Gardens ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  March 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Reviewed by Martin Faint Strange as it may seem, in many countries a stroll among the caged and perhaps rather depressed beasts of the local zoo still ranks as the most popular of leisure pursuits. In 1995 some 600 million people walked the paths of the world's 1,100 zoos, gazing at