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FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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080611s2008 enka b 001 0 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2008025904 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781405807395 (trade) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
1405807393 (trade) |
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)232002130 |
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)ocn232002130 |
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Original cataloging agency |
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
GV35 |
Item number |
.D86 2008 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
796/.0937 |
Edition number |
22 |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20170126093634.0 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
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22300 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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UOWD |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Dunkle, Roger. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Gladiators : |
Remainder of title |
violence and spectacle in ancient Rome / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Roger Dunkle. |
EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
1st ed. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Harlow, England ; |
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New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Pearson/Longman, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2008. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
x, 398 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-385) and index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Preface -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Cultural context and origins of gladiatorial combat -- Recruitment and training of gladiators -- Gladiator games in action -- A brief history of gladiator games -- A brief history of the arena hunt -- The Roman amphitheatre and the colosseum -- Gladiators in film -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Examines various aspects of Roman gladiatorial contests, including the selection, training, and maintenance of the gladiators and role of sponsors and staging, to exemplify their impact on the values and attitudes of society, and analyzes how the games functioned as a tool of propaganda for the Roman Empire. |
TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
Target audience note |
Adult |
Source |
Follett Library Resources. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Gladiators |
Geographic subdivision |
Rome |
General subdivision |
History. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Violence |
Geographic subdivision |
Rome |
General subdivision |
History. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Gladiators |
General subdivision |
History. |
Source of heading or term |
sears. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Violence |
Geographic subdivision |
Rome |
General subdivision |
History. |
Source of heading or term |
sears. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
REGULAR |