Tag: Relations

The Spirited Horse Equid-Human Relations in the Bronze Age Near East


Free Download Laerke Recht, "The Spirited Horse: Equid-Human Relations in the Bronze Age Near East "
English | ISBN: 1350158917 | 2022 | 264 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Presenting a new perspective on human-animal relations in the ancient Near East, this volume considers how we should understand equids (horses, donkeys, onagers and various hybrids) as animals that are social actors. Recht brings together a wealth of new data, including Bronze Age Near Eastern material culture from a range of archaeological contexts with equid remains as well as iconography and texts. She looks in particular at finds of equids themselves from burials, sacred space and settlements alongside associated artefacts such as chariots and harnesses.

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Galaxy Scaling Relations


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English | 1997 | ISBN: 3662219344 | 404 Pages | PDF | 17.2 MB
At close inspection every galaxy appears to have its own individuality.

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The Russian Idea in International Relations


Free Download Andrei P. Tsygankov, "The "Russian Idea" in International Relations "
English | ISBN: 1032455594 | 2023 | 190 pages | EPUB, PDF | 668 KB + 20 MB
The "Russian Idea" in International Relations identifies different approaches within Russian Civilizational tradition ― Russia’s nationally distinctive way of thinking ― by situating them within IR literature and connecting them to practices of the country’s international relations.

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Socio-Economic Relations in Ptolemaic Pathyris (2-Vol. Set) A Network Analytical Approach to a Bilingual Community


Free Download Lena Tambs, "Socio-Economic Relations in Ptolemaic Pathyris (2-Vol. Set): A Network Analytical Approach to a Bilingual Community "
English | ISBN: 9004500251 | 2022 | pages | PDF | 10 MB
This study tackles pertinent questions about daily life and socio-economic interactions in the late Ptolemaic town of Pathyris (186-88 BCE) through an empirically grounded network analysis of 428 Greek and Demotic documents associated with 21 archives from the site.

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Massacre at the Yuma Crossing Spanish Relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782


Free Download Mark Santiago, "Massacre at the Yuma Crossing: Spanish Relations with the Quechans, 1779-1782"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0816529299, 0816518246 | EPUB | pages: 237 | 1.0 mb
The quiet of the dawn was rent by the screams of war. Scores, perhaps hundreds, of Quechan and Mohave warriors leaped from concealment, rushing the plaza from all sides. Painted for battle and brandishing lances, bows, and war clubs, the Indians killed every Spaniard they could catch.

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