The Long Shadow of Antiquity : (Record no. 7778)
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| fixed length control field | 240724s2012 xx o ||||0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781350100527 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781350083387 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (MiAaPQ)EBC5642606 |
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| System control number | (Au-PeEL)EBL5642606 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)1113890608 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| -- | pn |
| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DE60 .A437 2019 |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 937 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Aldrete, Gregory S. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Long Shadow of Antiquity : |
| Remainder of title | What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us? |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2012. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (426 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Criminal Practice Series |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: Knowing yourself -- 1. The bare necessities: Food and shelter -- You are what you eat: Food and drink -- Come to my banquet: The social experience of dining -- Combine these ingredients: Cookbooks -- A roof over your head I: Apartments -- A roof over your head II: Private homes -- It makes the world go round: Money -- 2. From the cradle to the grave: The family and the journey of life -- First steps: Childhood -- Learning your lessons: Education -- Tying the knot: Marriage -- The game of love: Sexuality -- Respect your elders: Old age -- In memoriam: Burial -- Counting out time: The calendar -- Fun for all: Holidays and festivals -- 3. Living the good life: Entertainments and leisure activities -- Looking good: Athleticism and the perfect body -- Faster, higher, stronger: Sports and athletic competitions -- Superstars: Champion and celebrity athletes -- The adoring mob: Fans and spectators -- A roll of the dice: Games and gambling -- A soothing soak: Baths and bathing -- Going abroad: Travel and tourism -- 4. Power to the people: Systems of government -- Man, the political animal: Politics and the ancient city -- The great experiment: Athens and the birth of democracy -- Democracy part I: The good -- Democracy part II: The bad -- Democracy part III: And the ugly -- Government by representation: The Roman Republic -- Looking backwards to go forwards: The Founding Fathers and Classical Antiquity -- The Empire strikes back: Another Roman model of government -- 5. Understanding and shaping the material world: Architecture and science -- The two most influential buildings in the world -- Mapping where we live: City planning -- The bones of a city: Infrastructure -- Putting it together: Building methods and design elements -- Theaters for entertainment, arches for boasting. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | I've got a question: The first scientist-philosophers -- Practical and not-so-practical science: Engineers and inventors -- A healthy body and a healthy mind: Medicine -- 6. Understanding and shaping the spiritual world: Superstition and religion -- Better safe than sorry: Superstitions -- Unnatural powers: Magic and witchcraft -- Keep away from me: The evil eye -- It's all in the stars: Astrology -- The supernatural: Ghosts, werewolves, and vampires -- A world full of gods: Greek and Roman religious beliefs -- You can have only one God: The rise of Christianity -- How to worship: Prayer, sacrifice, priests, and divination -- A visit to church: Christianity borrows from paganism -- Gods or devils? The demonization of paganism -- 7. Words, ideas, and stories: Language, law, philosophy, and literature -- The building blocks of language: The alphabet -- Dead languages live again: The influence of Greek and Latin -- A few words about words: Some classical words and phrases -- And justice for all: The law -- Thinking big thoughts: Philosophy -- Universal archetypes: Classical myths -- From epic to slapstick: Poetry and theater -- The joy of reading: Novels, biographies, and advice manuals -- Retelling old tales: Modern versions of ancient stories -- 8. You can't escape the past: Popular culture and antiquity -- Down the hole: Rediscovering antiquity -- Antiquity invades the silver screen: Film and television -- From awe to consumerism: The diminution and domestication of antiquity -- A day in the life: The ancient world lives on -- 9. Ancient and modern parallels: Environmental problems, celebrities and fashion, and globalization and cultural assimilation -- Environmental issues: Deforestation -- Ancient attitudes toward natural resources -- Pollution and climate change -- Celebrities and cults of personality -- Celebrities in the ancient world. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The celebrity power couple phenomenon -- Fashion and status -- Hair and status -- The battle of the beards -- Dressing for difference and embodying virtue -- One world, one culture: Hellenization and Romanization -- Familiarity and otherness: The past really is a strange land -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Civilization, Modern-Greek influences. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Aldrete, Alicia. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Aldrete, Gregory S. |
| Title | The Long Shadow of Antiquity |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c2012 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781350083387 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Criminal Practice Series |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5642606">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5642606</a> |
| Public note | Click to View |
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