ATTICA

ătˈĭkə, region of ancient Greece, a triangular area at the eastern end of central Greece, around Athens. According to Greek legend, the four Attic tribes were founded by Ion; in later legend Theseus combined 12 townships into a single state. This process of unification, which probably occurred over a period of time, was in all likelihood completed c.700 b.c. Cleisthenes (fl. 510 b.c.) reclassified the people into 10 tribes. By the 5th cent. b.c. Athens was dominant, and thereafter the history of Attica was that of its chief city.

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books on: Attica  - 2455 results

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Athens, Attica, and the Megarid: An Archaeological Guide
Book by Hans Rupprecht Goette; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Athens (Greece)--Antiquities--Guidebooks, Attike (Greece)--Antiquities--Guidebooks, Megara (Greece)--Antiquities--Guidebooks
Appendices 1 The geography of Attica Travellers to Greece will notice the strongly...settlement area. The dry, barren landscape of Attica seems to the traveller to be divided by...which was much fought over by Boeotia and Attica in Antiquity, from the Attic heartland...
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Days in Attica
Book by R. C. Bosanquet; Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1914
Subjects: Athens (Greece)--Description And Travel, Crete (Greece), Greece--Description And Travel
...only real enemies that need be feared in Attica. I shall never forget my reception on...three races that now hold the lands of Attica. It is fruitless to discuss their exact...dwellers on the soil, the flora and fauna of Attica, much has been lost even within the memory...
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Mythology & Monuments of Ancient Athens: Being a Translation of a Portion of the 'Attica' of Pausanias
Book by Margaret De G. Verrall; Macmillan, 1890
Subjects: Athens (Greece)--Antiquities, Cults--Greece--Athens, Mythology, Greek
of the sojourn of Dionysos in Attica in the time of Ikarios. The way in which...first king to reign in what is now called Attica was Actaeus; on the death of Actaeus...called Atthis, and from her the land of Attica took its name. It had formerly been called...
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Encyclopedia of American Prisons
Book by Marilyn D. Mcshane, Frank P. Williams III; Garland, 1996
Subjects: Prison Administration--United States--History--Encyclopedias, Prisons--United States--History--Encyclopedias
...some sort of major transformation. The Attica riot was an unmistakable symbol of these...an interesting legal postscript to the Attica riot. On 27 February 1991, the United...that the top supervisory personnel at Attica, including Commissioner Oswald, Warden...
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Hostage: Terror and Triumph
Book by James F. Campbell; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Correctional Personnel--New York (State)--Mental Health, Hostages--New York (State)--Mental Health, Prison Riots--New York (State)
...I never really knew until I went to Attica. She was at her hairdresser, I was on the roof fixing a roof when the Attica riot broke out. I got called to the...first officers to leave and headed for Attica with a car load of five people, including...
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journal articles on: Attica  - 171 results

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Raw Material Utilization in Carroll County, Indiana: a Small-scale Analysis of Diachronic Patterns in the Usage of Attica, Kenneth, and Wyandotte Cherts
Journal article by Christopher R. Moore; Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, MCJA, Vol. 33, 2008
...of Diachronic Patterns in the Usage of Attica, Kenneth, and Wyandotte Cherts by Christopher...utilization of three Indiana chert types-Attica, Kenneth, and Wyandotte-in the vicinity...preference was found for Liston Creek and Attica cherts, which outcrop 125 km from one...
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Reflections on Social Justice and the Prisoner Struggle
Journal article by Robert P. Weiss; Social Justice, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Attica State Prison--Investigations, Criminologists--Personal narratives, Criminology--Research, Prisoners--Civil rights, Prisons--Evaluation, Social Justice (Periodical)--Influence
...Struggle. by Robert P. Weiss In memory of Attica Brothers Akil Al-Jundi (1941-1997...commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Attica rebellion. My experience editing this...opportunity to interview principals of the Attica rebellion and the attorneys involved in...
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The Age of Jackson: George Jackson and the Culture of American Prisons in the 1970s
Journal article by Lee Bernstein; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 30, 2007
Subjects: African Americans, Ideology, Jackson, George, Murders & murder attempts, Political activism, Politics, Prisoners, White supremacists
...have noted the connection between Jackson and Attica, the specific tactics and demands of the "Attica Brothers" have been described as strange...Walla State Penitentiary in Washington, and Attica (Black Panther; Mark Cook).3 One year...
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Speaking Truth to Power: The Language of Civil Rights Litigators
Journal article by Herbert A. Eastman; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 104, 1995
Subjects: Civil rights--Litigation, Legal composition--Social aspects, Pleading--Analysis
...Descriptions 773 1. Cairo: Kendrick v. Moss 773 2. Attica: Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller 777 3. Willowbrook...criminal defense lawyer, William Kunstler. 2. Attica: Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Rockefeller...
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W. Haywood Burns: To Be of Use
Journal article by Michael Ratner, Eleanor Stein; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 106, 1996
Subjects: African American attorneys--Conduct of life, Burns, W. Haywood--Biography, Civil rights workers--Biography
...Haywood: the Poor Peoples Campaign; the Attica prison rebellion; and the campaign against...standards of social control.(86) B. Attica Means - Fight Back In a speech commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Attica prison takeover, Haywood recalled one...
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The Ghosts of Attica
Magazine article by Bruce Shapiro; The Nation, Vol. 270, January 31, 2000
Subjects: Attica State Prison--Demonstrations and protests, Prisoners--Demonstrations and protests, Prisons--Media coverage
The Ghosts of Attica. by Bruce Shapiro In September 1971...Rockefeller-who ordered the troopers into Attica, defended the guards vicious rampage...presidency of the United States. With Attica and his draconian drug laws, Rockefeller...
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Judgment Day on the Attica Case
Magazine article by Bruce Jackson; The Nation, Vol. 254, February 17, 1992
Subjects: Attica State Prison--Demonstrations and protests, Prison riots
Judgment Day on the Attica Case. by Bruce Jackson In January 9...Buffalo began deliberating in the last Attica trial, Al-Jundi v. Oswald et aL The...are the 1,281 prisoners who were in Attica Correctional Facilitys D-yard the morning...
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Attica Cybernetics Introduces Guide to Art Plus Other Multimedia Titles
Magazine article; Information Today, Vol. 12, June 1995
Subjects: Attica Cybernetics, CD-ROM, Fine arts, Multimedia computer applications, Product introduction, United Kingdom
Attica Cybernetics Introduces Guide to Art Plus...launched at The National Gallery in London by Attica Cybernetics and Marshall Cavendish Multimedia...HarperCollins Publishers and BBC Education, Attica Cybernetics is also producing a number of...
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Attica Locke
Magazine article by Jonathan Derbyshire; New Statesman, Vol. 139, May 31, 2010
Subjects: Locke, Attica, Novelists
Attica Locke. by Jonathan Derbyshire Jay, the protagonist...Your parents named you after the uprising at the Attica state prison in 1971. Why was that event so significant? What happened at Attica was a sign of the influence of the culture of...
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From Attica to Abu Ghraib-And a Prison near You
Magazine article by Norman Solomon; The Humanist, Vol. 65, September 2005
Subjects: Citizen lawsuits--Cases, Citizen suits (Civil procedure)--Cases, Prisoners--Cases, Prisoners--Crimes against, Smith, Frank--Cases, Smith, Frank--Crimes against
From Attica to Abu Ghraib-And a Prison near You...Frank Smith, "who as an inmate leader at Attica prison was tortured by officers in the...ordered 500 state troopers to storm the Attica Correctional Facility, resulting in the...
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Vintage Wonderland; It's the Vintage Shop Adored by Fashionists and Celebrities across the Country. Amy Gray Speaks to Stephen Pierce about Attica, Which Is Celebrating 25 Years of Style
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 4, 2008
...Amy Gray Speaks to Stephen Pierce about Attica, Which Is Celebrating 25 Years of Style. Byline: Amy Gray ATTICA is a hidden gem of a shop. Nestled behind...bought a lamp in the shape of a poodle from Attica. Lauren Laverne, presenter of The Culture...
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He's Doing Well. in 3 Months He Can Go Home a Free Man - ATHANASIOS KOSMOPOULOS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL OF ATTICA YESTERDAY; EXCLUSIVE DOCS PLAN TO RELEASE CRETE HOTEL LEAP DAD
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), February 17, 2008
...ATHANASIOS KOSMOPOULOS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL OF ATTICA YESTERDAY; EXCLUSIVE DOCS PLAN TO RELEASE CRETE HOTEL LEAP...Athanasios Kosmopoulos, managing director of the Hospital of Attica, near Athens, where Hogan is being treated, revealed...
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He's Doing Well. in 3 Months He Can Go Home a Free Man - ATHANASIOS KOSMOPOULOS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL OF ATTICA YESTERDAY; EXCLUSIVE DOCS PLAN TO RELEASE CRETE HOTEL LEAP DAD
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), February 17, 2008
...ATHANASIOS KOSMOPOULOS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL OF ATTICA YESTERDAY; EXCLUSIVE DOCS PLAN TO RELEASE CRETE HOTEL LEAP...Athanasios Kosmopoulos, managing director of the Hospital of Attica, near Athens, where Hogan is being treated, revealed...
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Smith, Willowbrook Show They've Got Game Too
Newspaper article by Orrin Schwarz; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 13, 2007
...Purdue-bound junior Brittany Rayburn of Attica (Ind.), Smith led the host Warriors...little help in the second quarter, and Attica (6-7) pulled away to a 33-24 halftime...11 Rayburn everywhere, and they held Attica scoreless while putting up 18 points themselves...
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Diners Club; What Do an Italian Prince, a Business Partner of Johnny Depp, Four Portuguese Playboys and a Friend of Francis Bacon Have in Common? They're All Launching New London Restaurants This Summer. Alice BB Finds out What's Cooking
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 17, 2005
...47, previously owned the nightclub Attica and restaurant chain Smollenskys. He...Britain. Marioss biggest success was with Attica, the infamous West End boite, which...Max and Jacobi, both of whom he met at Attica. Max grew up in St Tropez and came to...
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encyclopedia articles on: Attica  - 30 results

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Attica
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ATTICA at ik , region of ancient Greece, a triangular area at the eastern end of...the 5th cent. b.c. Athens was dominant, and thereafter the history of Attica was that of its chief city. ____________________ Copyright...
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Athens , City, Greece
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica, between the Kifisos and Ilissus rivers...semicircle around the city. The capital of Attica prefecture, Athens is Greeces largest...the city even before the settlements of Attica were molded into a single state (according...
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Ionia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...believe that the Ionians were actually a mixed group (mainly from Attica and Boeotia) and that after migrating they were further mixed...spoke the same distinctive form of Greek that was spoken in Attica and Euboea, and their culture was always distinguished from...
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Peloponnesian War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...432). The first important action was the initial invasion of Attica by a Spartan army in 431. Pericles brought the rural population...his advice the Spartans set up a permanent base at Decelea in Attica and sent a military expert, Gylippus, to Syracuse. The incompetent...
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Wordsworth, Christopher
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...thereafter canon and then archdeacon of Westminster until in 1869 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln. He wrote Athens and Attica (1836) and other works of classical scholarship, but he is most noted for his editing of the entire Bible, with commentaries...
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