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The Parthenon Frieze

The Parthenon Frieze

Jenifer Neils

Unusual for its wide-ranging approach to the frieze, this book also brings ethical reasoning to bear on the issue of its possible repatriation as part of the on-going Elgin Marble debate.
Women in the Ancient World

Women in the Ancient World

Jenifer Neils

This beautifully designed book is packed with a wide range of objects from the collection of the British Museum, including sculpture, wall - paintings, jewellery, mummy - cases and domestic artefacts.
Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient ...

Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient ...

Jenifer Neils

This book deals with every aspect of the festival and produces a vivid portrait of the worship of the patron goddess of the city.
Tonathenethenathlon: The Games at Athens

Tonathenethenathlon: The Games at Athens

Jenifer Neils

This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city s patron goddess, Athena.
The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Greece

The British Museum Concise Introduction to Ancient Greece

Jenifer Neils

An authoritative and fully illustrated introduction to the world of ancient Greece
Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia and Parthenon

Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia and Parthenon

Jenifer Neils

5 Gifts and Glory Panathenaic and Other Greek Athletic Prizes Donald G. Kyle One of the most distinctive features of Greek athletics, in addition to nudity, was prize giving. From at least Homer's Achaeans to the late Roman empire, Greeks ...
The Parthenon: From Antiquity to the Present

The Parthenon: From Antiquity to the Present

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List of Illustrations page vii Abbreviations xiv List of Contributors xv Introduction: A Classical Icon Jenifer Neils 1 Space and Theme: The Setting of the Parthenon Jeffrey M. Hurwit 2 Wealth, Power, and Prestige: Athens at Home and Abroad 35  ...
Pretty Polaroids Notecards

Pretty Polaroids Notecards

Jenifer Altman

Each notecard is a Polaroid at its prettiest: dreamy, delicate, instantaneous yet timeless, and best when shared with friends and loved ones.
Instant Love: How to Make Magic and Memories with Polaroids

Instant Love: How to Make Magic and Memories with Polaroids

Jenifer Altman

Packed with tips on how to shoot with various cameras, details about the different types of film available, advice on composition and lighting techniques, plus creative projects to transform snapshots into keepsake mementos and portfolios ...
Environmental Grantmaking Foundations

Environmental Grantmaking Foundations

Terry Neff Thurley

... Inc. Pew Scholars Program in Conservation and the Environment Threshold Foundation Trust For Mutual Understanding Turner Foundation, Inc. Weeden Foundation Southeast Asia The Jenifer Altman Foundation Beneficia Foundation The ...
The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary ...

The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary ...

David Thomas Konig

Notes This paper has benefited from the comments at the Washington University School of Law conference as well as from Sophia Lee, Gretchen Heefher, Jenifer Van Vleck, Theresa Runstedtler, Caroline Sherman, Helen Veit, and Katherine ...
White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race

White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race

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This book brings together writing from leading critics such as Greil Marcus and Dick Hebdige, personal reflections from punk pioneers such as Jimmy Pursey, Darryl Jenifer and Mimi Nguyen, and reports on punk scenes from Toronto to Jakarta.
Empire of the Air

Empire of the Air

Jenifer Van Vleck

Republican National Finance Committee who planned to lunch in Paris and then return to New York; Talbert Abrams, a former Army Air Corps pilot and chairman of the Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation; Joseph Goodhue, a United Aircraft ...
Perspectives on History

Perspectives on History

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The NASA Fellowship for 2008-09 was awarded to Jenifer Van Vleck. Van Vleck is a PhD candidate at Yale University. She studies the United States in the twentieth century, focusing on the cultural history of U.S. foreign relations. This year ...
Photographing Your Children: A Handbook of Style and Instruction

Photographing Your Children: A Handbook of Style and Instruction

Jenifer Altman

... Chanet: www.delphinechanet.com Rebecca Drobis: www.rebeccadrobis.com Pamela Klaffke: www.pamelaklaffke.com Anna Moller: www.annamoller.net Emily Nathan: www.emilynathan.com Melanie Rodriguez: www.melanierodriguez.eu ...
Gem and Stone: Jewels of Earth, Sea, and Sky

Gem and Stone: Jewels of Earth, Sea, and Sky

Jenifer Altman

A visual treat for the gem, crystal, and mineral enthusiast--whether traditional or recent--this volume features extreme close-ups showcasing the visual splendor of the stones accompanied by a brief textual portrait of the stone, including ...
Heritage Keywords: Rhetoric and Redescription in Cultural ...

Heritage Keywords: Rhetoric and Redescription in Cultural ...

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Simon Knell, Peter Aronsson, Arne Bugge Amundsen, Amy Jane Barnes, Stuart Burch, Jenifer Carter, Viviane Gosselin, Sarah Hughes, and Aalan Kirwan, 225– 47. London: Routledge. Cameron, Duncan. 1982. “Museums and Public Access:  ...
Caught in the Act: An Anthology of Performance Art by ...

Caught in the Act: An Anthology of Performance Art by ...

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... Jenifer Papararo 368 Robin Poitras | Brenda Cleniuk 376 Judy Radul | Scott Watson 387 Francoise Sullivan | Karen Stanworth 397 Sylvie Tourangeau | Elizabeth Chitty 406 Colette Urban | Barbara Fischer 414 Bibliography 424 Contributors ...
The Yaquis and the Empire: Violence, Spanish Imperial Power, ...

The Yaquis and the Empire: Violence, Spanish Imperial Power, ...

Raphael Brewster Folsom

... contributed to this book include Alison Bruey, Ryan Crewe, Brian Cowan, Jana Lipman, Jeremy Mumford, Martin Nesvig, Alonso Pérez-Kakabadze, Beatriz Riefkohl, Rebecca Rix, Jessica Stites-Mor, Jenifer Van Vleck, and Louise Walker.
Strange Nation: Literary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict ...

Strange Nation: Literary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict ...

J. Gerald Kennedy

Ed. Ralph M. Aderman, Herbert L. Kleinfield, and Jenifer S. Banks. Vol. 2. Boston: Twayne, 1979. Irving, Washington. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. 1828. Ed. John Harmon McElroy. Boston: Twayne, 1981. Irving, Washington ...
Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants: Based on a True Story

Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants: Based on a True Story

Jill Soloway

... Tom Madison, Bonnie MacFarlane, Ellen Silverstein, Becky Thyre, Cara diPaolo, Brett Paesel, Sarah Thyre, Lisa Kimmel, Anne Preven, Bernie Boscoe, Mary Wachtel, Jenifer Potts, Maggie Rowe, Jaclyn Lafer, Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh, ...
Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters: Choose & Use ...

Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters: Choose & Use ...

Angela Walters

... Alissa Haight Carlton Heidi Hendrickson Mark Cesarik Jessica Levitt Jenifer Dick Georgieanna Martin (my awesome mom!) Jacquie Gering Modern Quilt Relish patterns Tula Pink Scott Hansen Shea Henderson Debi Walters (my awesome ...
Tom Mix: a heavily illustrated biography of the western ...

Tom Mix: a heavily illustrated biography of the western ...

Paul E. Mix

a heavily illustrated biography of the western star, with a filmography Paul E. Mix. our children, Donna, John, Linda, and Tom; our grandchildren, Cheree, Jenifer, and Jamie; and the children of the world— God's greatest gift and our greatest ...
National geographic guide to America's public gardens: 300 ...

National geographic guide to America's public gardens: 300 ...

Mary Zuazua Jenkins

... Book Director Mary Zuazua Jenkins Art Director Carmile S. Zaino Designer Kevin Callahan Editor Mary Luders Copy Editor Karen Ivory Index Jenifer Blakemore Writers Jane Mintzer Hoffman, Karen Ivory, Mary Zuazua Jenkins, Laura Martin, ...

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