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What Makes an Iconic Structure?

What Makes an Iconic Structure?

Britain’s truly iconic buildings are those whose architecture, symbolism and evolving histories have allowed them to transcend aesthetics and become expressions of national identity.
Steven Parissien

‘Iconic’ is a rather overused and clichéd word these days. It’s probably quite helpful, then, to unpack exactly what we mean when we use this term for the architecture of the past or present – or rather, what we ought to mean. Many new buildings in Britain’s towns and...

Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece, by Adrian Goldsworthy

Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece, by Adrian Goldsworthy

An ambitious and successful account demonstrating how unlikely alliance and antagonism, rooted in identity and ambition, led to the Peloponnesian War.

The Romans too often get the good gigs, both on our screens and on the shelves, these days; the Greeks, not so much… That is the starting point of Adrian Goldsworthy’s journey east across the Mediterranean and his sweeping account of the two headline acts at the tip...

Democracies vs. Authoritarian States

Democracies vs. Authoritarian States

A never-so-timely comparison of Athens and Sparta explores whether political freedom can establish military superiority and determine the outcome of ideological conflict.
Adrian Goldsworthy

Do the good guys always win? It would be nice to think that open, democratic societies are healthier and stronger and have inbuilt advantages over authoritarian regimes. After all, in World War Two the democracies led by Britain and the USA smashed totalitarian...

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Head of Zeus opened for business on 3rd January 2012, won Digital Business of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2015, Independent Publisher of the Year in 2017, and joined the Bloomsbury family in 2021. Across our six imprints, we're digital pioneers, beautiful book makers and lovers of great storytelling.
Yale University Press

Books Click on any of the books covers below to either buy or get more information on AmazonFrom the Publisher Head of Zeus opened for business on 3rd January 2012, won Digital Business of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2015, Independent Publisher of the Year...