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...economically – starvation had made the population weary of war and unwilling to contemplate yet another winter at war...Week 2: Civilian war experiences: 2.2.1 Turnips - [Described image] Figure 13 A German turnip cart. The turnips are infested with maggots of Gall Weevil. During the winter of 1916/17, rations were reduced further, to 1000 calories per day, half of what...

...economic production, changes in eating practices or simply changes in fashion is still the subject of study. Please click to view Plate 5: (a) Italian terra sigillata. (John, C. (1971) Arretine and Samian Pottery, London, British Museum Press: © British Museum) (b) African Red slip ware. (Hayes, J.W. (1997) Handbook of Mediterranean Roman Pottery, London, British Museum...

...economics of religious sacrifice and those of the commercial market. In both contexts, however, there is a high value placed on human virtue as it is expressed in athletic performance. The enduring connection between striving, victory and virtue is at the heart of Olympic philosophy, ancient and modern. The ancient Olympic victor was decorated with ribbons, a palm branch...

...economics]. (Quoted in Scott, 1937, p. 283)...David Hume: 2.1 Working through the section - This section examines Hume's reasons for being complacent in the face of death, as these are laid out in his suppressed essay of 1755, ‘Of the Immortality of the Soul’. More generally, they examine some of the shifts in attitude concerning death and religious belief that were...