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Harsh Times is a story of international conspiracies and conflicting interests in the time of the Cold War

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Lawrence Booth

The second volume of Michel Foucault's pioneering analysis of the changing nature of desire explores how sexuality was perceived in classical Greek culture

Cambridge: Aspects of Empire in Achaemenid Sardis [2003] hardback IPOLI Harsh Times is a storyElspeth R. M. Dusinberre proposes a fresh approach to understanding the Achaemenid Empire based on her study of the regional capital, Sardis. This study uses archaeological, artistic and textual sources to demonstrate that the two hundred year Persian presence in this city had a profound impact on local social structures, revealing the region's successful absorption, both ideological and physical, into the Persian Empire. During this period, Sardis