Transforming warriors : the ritual organization of military force / edited by Peter Haldén and Pete...
Transforming warriors : the ritual organization of military force / edited by Peter Haldén and Pete...
Transforming warriors : the ritual organization of military force / edited by Peter Haldén and Peter Jackson.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/4145
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 240 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Symbolic and mythological perspectives on war and peace join the archaic with the modern / Peter Haldén and Peter Jackson -- A portrait of the warrior as a beast: hunter, man, and animal in Sophocles' Trachiniae and Schwarzenegger's Predator / Johan Tralau -- Cycles of the wolf: unmas...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Series
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This volume offers an inter-disciplinary study of how different cultures have sought to transform individuals into warriors. War changes people, however a less explored question is how different societies want people to change as they are turned into warriors. When societies go to war they recognize that a boundary is being crossed. The participan...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Transforming warriors : the ritual organization of military force / edited by Peter Haldén and Peter Jackson.
Portion of title
Ritual organization of military force
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Cass military studies
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/4145
Record Identifier
74VKVm54Z4bM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVm54Z4bM
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ISBN
1138642835 (hardback)
9781138642836 (hardback)
DDC
306.27
MMS ID
991024018972702626
