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Publisher | Distributor | Bookseller PUBLICATIONS & DISTRIBUTED TITLES Autumn 2015 Archaeology, the Ancient World & the Middle Ages Humanities & The Arts Culture & Social Sciences Publisher | Distributor | Bookseller Welcome to the 2015 Oxbow Books Autumn Catalogue In this catalogue we present a great selection of titles from our distributed publishers alongside our own Oxbow Books, Windgather and Aris & Phillips imprints. From archaeology, ancient history and landscapes, to literature, music and art – we are sure there will be something here to take your interest. Ebook formats are available from Oxbow Books for a number of books listed in this catalogue. For all enquiries regarding ebook trade sales and bundling opportunities please contact: [email protected]. We are also delighted to announce three brand new archaeology series in this catalogue – Themes in Contemporary Archaeology from the European Association of Archaeologists and Maney Publishing, and our own Oxbow Insights in Archaeology and Studying Scientific Archaeology. OXBOW INSIGHTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY First Light Despite being the subject of considerable Wild Harvest archaeological research and debate, the origins of Newgrange have remained unclear. This world First Light Wild Harvest renowned monument, famous for its vast size, elaborate megalithic art, and above all its winter solstice orientation, continues to intrigue. Where The Origins of Newgrange The Origins of Newgrange Plants in the hominin and did it come from; why was it built? Notably, over two hundred passage tombs, though of lesser scale and sophistication than Newgrange, are pre-agrarian human worlds also found in Ireland. These less investigated, and potentially more ancient monuments, reveal that the origins of Newgrange may in fact be hidden in plain sight. In this book Robert Hensey uncovers an untold history of Karen Hardy and Newgrange; an island-wide story of incremental changes in passage tomb construction and Lucy Kubiak Martens design over hundreds of years. From small-scale monuments built by early farming groups; to potent otherworld centres of ritual training at the edge of society; eventually to temple-like monuments standing at the very heart of the STUDYING SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY 2 religious and political sphere in Neolithic Ireland. Challenging both orthodox archaeological and popular opinion, this will be an important book for anyone interested in Neolithic archaeology. Lucy Kubiak Martens Karen Hardy and Robert Hensey received his PhD in archaeology from the National University of Ireland, Galway. He specialises in the monuments and societies of the Irish Neolithic with particular reference Robert Hensey to passage tomb chronology, art and religion. Robert Hensey Oxbow Books www.oxbowbooks.com Oxbow Books OXBOWwww.oxbowbooks.com INSIGHTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY Newgrange cover draft.indd 1 28/04/2015 16:27:02 p. 4 p. 5 p. 14 Keep in touch Visit our website and subscribe to email alerts for a roundup of new books each month. Advanced information sheets and publication schedules are available to download from our website at www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/trade-sales/. We always like hearing from you at Oxbow Books and greatly value your opinion – please do get in touch if you have any feedback on the service we offer. Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Find us on Facebook (+44 (0)1865 241249 Follow us @oxbowbooks *[email protected] Visit our blog: 8www.oxbowbooks.com www.oxbowdbbc.wordpress.com Susan Signe Morrison MEDIEVAL A WOMAN’S COMPANION p. 8 p. 9 p. 22 p. 30 All prices and publication dates are accurate at the time of printing but subject to change without notice. Front cover image: © Julian Thomas. Taken from A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway, p. 15. Back cover image: Photo courtesy of Robert Ardill, © www.irelandupclose.com. Taken from First Light, p. 4. CONTENTS ARCHAEOLOGY, ANCIENT HISTORY & THE MIDDLE AGES 2–33 Archaeological Method & Theory ...................................................................................................2 Textiles ....................................................................................................................................................6 Marine Archaeology ............................................................................................................................7 Asian Archaeology ..............................................................................................................................8 British Archaeology ............................................................................................................................9 Prehistory ...............................................................................................................................................14 Egyptology & Ancient Near East ....................................................................................................18 Greek & Roman Archaeology ...........................................................................................................22 Classical World .....................................................................................................................................28 Medieval World .....................................................................................................................................29 Landscape Archaeology ....................................................................................................................33 HUMANITIES & THE ARTS 34–43, 48–68 Post-Medieval History ........................................................................................................................34 American History .................................................................................................................................37 Literature & Language ........................................................................................................................39 OXBOW BOOKS BESTSELLERS 44–47 Poetry, Fiction & Creative Writing ..................................................................................................48 Poetry ......................................................................................................................................................50 Philosophy & Religion ........................................................................................................................55 Art & Architecture ...............................................................................................................................58 Music & Dance ......................................................................................................................................62 Theatre, Film & TV ...............................................................................................................................65 Landscape, Heritage & Nature .........................................................................................................66 CULTURES & SOCIAL SCIENCE 69–80 Asian Studies ........................................................................................................................................69 American Studies .................................................................................................................................72 Jewish Studies ......................................................................................................................................75 Islam & The Middle East .....................................................................................................................76 Sociology & Gender Studies .............................................................................................................77 Politics, Economics & Law .................................................................................................................79 Casemate UK Distributed Titles.......................................................................................................80 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD & THEORY ARCHAEOLOGICAL JIP 7 Joukowsky Institute Publication 7 ARCHAEOLOGY FOR THE PEOPLE In 2014, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient Archaeology for the People Joukowsky Institute Perspectives World organized an international writing competition calling for accessible and engaging essays about any aspect of archaeology. Archaeology for the People We received nearly 150 submissions from over two dozen countries. Archaeology for the People gathers the best of those entries. Their Edited by John Cherry & Felipe Rojas Silva diverse topics—from the destruction of historic, urban gardens in contemporary Istanbul to the fall of the ancient Maya city—offer a taste of the global reach and relevance of archaeology. Their main common trait, however, is that they prove that archaeology can offer much more to a general audience than Indiana Jones or aliens • building pyramids. All of the articles collected in this book combine All of the articles collected in this book combine sophisticated sophisticated analysis of an exciting archeological problem with prose geared at a non-specialized audience. This book also offers a series of reflections on how and why to engage in dialogues analysis of an exciting archeological problem with prose geared about archaeology with people who are not specialists. These include a stunning photo-essay that captures the challenges of life at an archaeological site in northern Sudan, interviews with a
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