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1. War and Society in the Greek World

   Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley

   Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

   The role of warfare is central to our understanding of the ancient Greek world. In this book and the companion work, War and Society in the Roman World, the wider social context of war is explored. This volume examines its impact on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
2. Education, Disordered Eating and Obesity Discourse

   Fat Fabrications

   By John Evans, Emma Rich, Brian Davies, Rachel Allwood

   Eating less, exercising more and losing weight seem the obvious solution for the oncoming 'obesity epidemic'. Rarely, however, is thought given to how these messages are interpreted and whether they are in fact inherently healthy. Education, Disordered Eating and Obesity Discourse investigates how...

   Published June 5th 2008 by Routledge
3. Why Cities Change

   Urban Development and Economic Change in Sydney

   Edited by Richard V. Cardew, John V. Langdale, David C. Rich

   During the 1970s, accelerating change accompanied by dramatic developments in finance, technology and energy usage had a profound impact on the processes of urban development throughout the Western world. Why Cities Change explores the relationship between urban growth and economic change in...

   Published December 20th 2006 by Routledge
4. The City in Late Antiquity

   Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich

   Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

   The city was the nexus of the Roman Empire in its early centuries. The City in Late Antiquity charts the change undergone by cities as the Empire was weakened by the third-century crisis, and later disintegrated under external pressures. The old picture of the classical city as everywhere in...

   Published October 2nd 1996 by Routledge
5. War and Society in the Greek World

   Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley

   Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

   The role of warfare is central to our understanding of the ancient Greek world. In this book and the companion work, War and Society in the Roman World, the wider social context of war is explored. This volume examines its impact on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his...

   Published June 28th 1995 by Routledge
6. War and Society in the Roman World

   Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley

   Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

   This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizenry; from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers, and to the Late Empire and the Roman army's eventual failure....

   Published May 31st 1995 by Routledge
7. War and Society in the Roman World

   Edited by Dr John Rich, John Rich, Graham Shipley

   Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

   This volume focuses on the changing relationship between warfare and the Roman citizen body, from the Republic, when war was at the heart of Roman life, through to the Principate, when it was confined to professional soldiers and expansion largely ceased, and finally on to the Late Empire and the...

   Published June 23rd 1993 by Routledge
8. City and Country in the Ancient World

   Edited by John Rich, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

   Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society

   The ancient Greco-Roman world was a world of citie, in a distinctive sense of communities in which countryside was dominated by urban centre.This volume of papers written by influential archaeologists and historians seeks to bring together the two disciplines in exploring the city-country...

   Published September 2nd 1992 by Routledge