{"product_id":"the-parthenon-revised-edition-9780674055636","title":"The Parthenon: Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wry and imaginative, this gem of a book deconstructs the most famous building in Western history.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Benjamin Schwarz, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In her brief but compendious volume [Beard] says that the more we find out about this mysterious structure, the less we know. Her book is especially valuable because it is up to date on the restoration the Parthenon has been undergoing since 1986.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Gary Wills, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once an entrancing cultural history and a congenial guide for tourists, armchair travelers, and amateur archaeologists alike, this book conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. In the revised version of her classic study, Mary Beard now includes the story of the long-awaited new museum opened in 2009 to display the sculptures from the building that still remain in Greece, as well as the controversies that have surrounded it, and asks whether it makes a difference to the \"Elgin Marble debate.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Beard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Wonders of the World #15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.08h x 4.54w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674055636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709536374921,"sku":"9780674055636","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_65b7d988-30e5-452f-ac02-b611f353f9ec.jpg?v=1719518298","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-parthenon-revised-edition-9780674055636","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}