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David Schaps - Handbook for Classical Research - 9780415425230 - V9780415425230
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Handbook for Classical Research

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Description for Handbook for Classical Research Paperback. Offers guidance to students needing to learn more about the different fields and subfields of classical research, and its methods and resources. This book is divided into 7 parts: The Basics, Language, The Traditional Fields, The Physical Remains, The Written Word, The Classics and Related Disciplines, The Classics since Antiquity. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 818.

One of the glories of the Greco-Roman classics is the opportunity that they give us to consider a great culture in its entirety; but our ability to do that depends on our ability to work comfortably with very varied fields of scholarship. The Handbook for Classical Research offers guidance to students needing to learn more about the different fields and subfields of classical research, and its methods and resources.

The book is divided into 7 parts: The Basics, Language, The Traditional Fields, The Physical Remains, The Written Word, The Classics and Related Disciplines, The Classics since Antiquity. Topics covered range ... Read more

Guidance is given not only to read, for example, an archaeological or papyrological report, but also on how to find such sources when they are relevant to research. Concentrating on "how-to" topics, the Handbook for Classical Research is a much needed resource for both teachers and students.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
805g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415425230
SKU
V9780415425230
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4

About David Schaps
Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Reviews for Handbook for Classical Research
'Many sections represent the sort of avuncular guidance one might expect from a thesis advisor, with helpful summaries such as "How Laws Were Made in Ancient Rome" and "Reading a Published Papyrus." Libraries will have a hard time deciding whether this handbook belongs in the reference collection, on reserve as a course textbook, or as part of the circulating collection. ... Read more

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