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.Arthur Evans, Knossos and the Priest-king Search: Crete by: Susan Sherratt January 29, 2001 >>See More Reviews & Details on Arthur Evans, Knossos and the Priest-king |
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.The Body Impolitic: Artisans and Artifice in the Global Hierarchy of Value Search: Crete by: M Herzfeld December 02, 2003 The author takes his title from an adaptation of Cowan's work "The Body Politic". Herzfeld examines the roles of (and realtionship between) the craftsmen in Crete and their apprentices. For an anthropologist Herzfeld has a resonable degree of fluency and most of the Greek technical vocabulary he uses is correct. He also has a fair knowledge of the Cretan dialect - evident in some of his other works. At last we have a more human and sensitive approach that is not marred by the occasional condescending/ patronising tone that is apparent in some of his other works. Even if you do not agree with everything the author writes, there is much of interest in this work, especially for anyone interested in modern Greek culture. >>See More Reviews & Details on The Body Impolitic: Artisans and Artifice in the Global Hierarchy of Value |
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.Cairo Jim and the Chaos from Crete (Cairo Jim Chronicles) (Cairo Jim Chronicles) Search: Crete by: Geoffrey McSkimming August 04, 2008 The author takes his title from an adaptation of Cowan's work "The Body Politic". Herzfeld examines the roles of (and realtionship between) the craftsmen in Crete and their apprentices. For an anthropologist Herzfeld has a resonable degree of fluency and most of the Greek technical vocabulary he uses is correct. He also has a fair knowledge of the Cretan dialect - evident in some of his other works. At last we have a more human and sensitive approach that is not marred by the occasional condescending/ patronising tone that is apparent in some of his other works. Even if you do not agree with everything the author writes, there is much of interest in this work, especially for anyone interested in modern Greek culture. >>See More Reviews & Details on Cairo Jim and the Chaos from Crete (Cairo Jim Chronicles) (Cairo Jim Chronicles) |
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.The Island Search: Crete by: Victoria Hislop 2007-07 Well what can I say, it is a holiday read that lacks depth and anything else really. For what it is, it is a mildly diverting read with a few interesting bits thrown in. Hmmm...Richard and Judy have alot to answer for. >>See More Reviews & Details on The Island |
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.The Lost Battle: Crete 1941 Search: Crete by: C.A. MacDonald November 22, 2002 Well what can I say, it is a holiday read that lacks depth and anything else really. For what it is, it is a mildly diverting read with a few interesting bits thrown in. Hmmm...Richard and Judy have alot to answer for. >>See More Reviews & Details on The Lost Battle: Crete 1941 |
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.Cretan Sketches Search: Crete by: Roandeu Albert Henry Bickford-Smith May 25, 2004 Well what can I say, it is a holiday read that lacks depth and anything else really. For what it is, it is a mildly diverting read with a few interesting bits thrown in. Hmmm...Richard and Judy have alot to answer for. >>See More Reviews & Details on Cretan Sketches |
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.Crete (HotSpots) (HotSpots) (HotSpots) Search: Crete by: Thomas Cook March 20, 2008 Well what can I say, it is a holiday read that lacks depth and anything else really. For what it is, it is a mildly diverting read with a few interesting bits thrown in. Hmmm...Richard and Judy have alot to answer for. >>See More Reviews & Details on Crete (HotSpots) (HotSpots) (HotSpots) |
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.The Lost Temple Search: Crete by: Tom Harper October 28, 2008 This was a good read, although it never got truly gripping or compelling. A previous reviewer (11/01/08) has mentioned the siege of Antioch, but he/she is mistaken as that event does not appear anywhere in this book, nor is this novel set in the Crusades. Indeed he/she seems to be reviewing a different book. Previous reviewers have done an adequate job in describing the novel, the plot and its good and bad points, so I shall keep this brief. The book is different in that the secret or historical mystery is not concerned with Christianity, but with ancient Greece and Mycenae, the age of heroes and of Homer, and the Linear B text. In this respect the novel is an original, and welcome, addition to the historical thriler genre. ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on The Lost Temple |
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.Perilous Commitments: Britain's Involvement in Greece and Crete 1940-41 Search: Crete by: Matthew Willingham January 24, 2005 This was a good read, although it never got truly gripping or compelling. A previous reviewer (11/01/08) has mentioned the siege of Antioch, but he/she is mistaken as that event does not appear anywhere in this book, nor is this novel set in the Crusades. Indeed he/she seems to be reviewing a different book. Previous reviewers have done an adequate job in describing the novel, the plot and its good and bad points, so I shall keep this brief. The book is different in that the secret or historical mystery is not concerned with Christianity, but with ancient Greece and Mycenae, the age of heroes and of Homer, and the Linear B text. In this respect the novel is an original, and welcome, addition to the historical thriler genre. ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Perilous Commitments: Britain's Involvement in Greece and Crete 1940-41 |
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.Minotaur: Sir Arthur Evans and the Archaeology of the Minoan Myth Search: Crete by: Joseph Alexander Macgillivray, J. A. Macgillivray 2000-06 This was a good read, although it never got truly gripping or compelling. A previous reviewer (11/01/08) has mentioned the siege of Antioch, but he/she is mistaken as that event does not appear anywhere in this book, nor is this novel set in the Crusades. Indeed he/she seems to be reviewing a different book. Previous reviewers have done an adequate job in describing the novel, the plot and its good and bad points, so I shall keep this brief. The book is different in that the secret or historical mystery is not concerned with Christianity, but with ancient Greece and Mycenae, the age of heroes and of Homer, and the Linear B text. In this respect the novel is an original, and welcome, addition to the historical thriler genre. ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Minotaur: Sir Arthur Evans and the Archaeology of the Minoan Myth |