10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHER CITY»
Discover the use of
Mother City in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Mother City and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Colony and
Mother City in Ancient Greece
COLONY AND MOTHER CITY IN ANCIENT GREECE by A. B. GRAHAM. Preface: The first part of the book is to a description of Greek and tices regarding the actual founding of a colony, about which there appear to have been general fixed principles.
2
My Floating
Mother,
City
Exciting new work from one of Japan's most acclaimed living poets.
3
Cape Town calling: from Mandela to Theroux on the
Mother City
Discover Cape Town with top contemporary authors - both well-loved locals and international travel writers.
4
Cape Town Don't Tell: The
Mother City's (hush-hush) Must-do List
Undercover Cape Town lets you in on the city's secrets u places locals like keep to themselves: a great hairdresser; the best caffeine fix; the biggest sugar-rush; a special glass of wine.
" "The title essay, My Mother-City, traces the altering map of Belfast in the late 50s and 60s, through to the critical years of the Troubles and beyond, with some of the city's leading artists profiled, including Van Morrison, Stewart ...
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Trade and Politics in Ancient Greece
Citizens of the mother city received special honours when they visited the colony.
For special and grave causes priests or arbitrators might be invited from the
mother city (Thuc, i, 24). The coin types of the colony were influenced by the ...
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World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
A parent state, i.e., of a colony. See metropolis. metropolis n., pl. metropoles [Gk.
mët(ë)r mother (1); polis city (2): mother-state, mother-city, capital city.] 1. Mother-
country. Founding state or city of a colony. 2. A capital. A chief city of a country. 3.
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, 1999
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The Archaeology of Ancient Greece
In theory at least, every apoikia had a mother city in the Greek homeland, a
community from which the majority of its settlers (and, most importantly, its
founder or oikist) had originally come. 'Mother cities' (metropoleis) and colonies
usually ...
9
Collected Papers on Greek Colonization
So the relationship between the colony and mother city is not only very close, it
also persisted over centuries. One event of extraordinary interest resulting from
that close relationship was the refoundation of Teos by Abdera."'5 Reinforcement
...
10
Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean
In the various Theran and Cyrenaian foundation stories for Cyrene, for example,
it is easy to detect the Cyrenaian attempt to shift the emphasis away from the
mother city to the founder Battos (and thus to Cyrene itself), but Thera is still very
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHER CITY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Mother City is used in the context of the following news items.
Line-up for new Dublin music festival Metropolis includes Mark …
... as a 'music/performance/conversation/installation' event, and will be spread across six rooms to create a 'Mother City' in the RDS complex. «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
Windy weather a toughie for Cape Town drivers
This was as a result of the forceful winds the mother city has been experiencing this week. This is what Cape Town social media said: ... «Health24, Jul 15»
Palace arrive in SA for Cape Town Cup
A squad of 25 players have arrived in the Mother City including new signing Patrick Bamford who completed his loan move from Chelsea on ... «Citizen, Jul 15»
Ajax brace for tough season
The Mother City club will have to tackle these added duties, despite releasing and selling several seasoned campaigners recently. However ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
R1m tik bust at CT Airport
The woman arrived in the Mother City from Johannesburg on Tuesday. She was nabbed when officials searched her luggage. The police's ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
Yohan Cabaye joins Crystal Palace on SA tour
... champions earlier this month, and has been included in a strong squad that will do battle in the two-day Cup in the Mother City this weekend. «KickOff.com, Jul 15»
Penn goes it alone in SA
Penn was spotted at Cape Town's Mount Nelson Hotel and is believed to be back in the Mother City to do some follow-up shots for The Last ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
Pretoria air-travellers' options broaden
... to Cape Town is about to get much more convenient when Wonderboom Airport introduces daily flights to the Mother City this coming August. «The Citizen, Jul 15»
ProVerb to rock Cape Town
The hip-hop culture is rich and the Mother City loves to rock.” Related Stories. Somizi to debut as Idols SA judge 10.7.2015. Jukebox Thursday: ... «The Citizen, Jul 15»
Nazeer Allie full of emotions after leaving Ajax Cape Town
... on a two-year deal after a long tussle with the Urban Warriors over his future, and he admits that leaving the Mother City club was not easy. «Goal.com, Jul 15»
