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Historians as Judges
I have begun reading a book that has been sat on my shelf for some time now, the sort of book you are so used to seeing, you forget you haven’t read it . . .if you know what I … Continue reading
Posted in Tangents
Tagged Blog, Custer, Historian, Native American, Owen Rees, PhD, UCL
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Judging a Book
Don’t judge a book by its cover . . . judge it by the contents page, bibliography and most importantly the preface. I get asked to advise a lot of history books and titles for others to read and, to … Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-day
Tagged Historian, Historiography, History Source, Owen Rees, PhD, UCL
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AMPAH 2011
I have just returned from the Annual Meeting of Postgraduates of Ancient History held this year at UCL. I was fortunate enough to chair two panels, one on Greek Warfare (a position I was not initially going to have but … Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-day, History on the Internet
Tagged AMPAH, Conference, Owen Rees, PhD, UCL
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Inspiration vs Eureka
I am surrounded by artists at the moment; some are painters, others are sculptors and each of them interesting to say the least. Due to this contact, inevitably a few heated debates have occurred regarding art, the value of art, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History & My Research, Tangents
Tagged eureka, Historian, Owen Rees, PhD, UCL
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History and the Media
I have a lot of sympathy for historical studies that pick up media attention. On the one hand it allows a wide range of people to find out about your work – Great! On the other hand you are at … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Historian, Media, Nottingham University, Owen Rees, Pavlopetri, PhD
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