Graham Speake

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Graham Speake is by training a classicist and by profession and academic publisher. He is the founder and honorary secretary of the Friends of Mount Athos and a frequent visitor to the mountain.

Works by Graham Speake

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Cultural Atlas of Japan (1988) — Editor — 161 copies, 1 review

The Penguin Dictionary of Ancient History (1994) — Editor — 112 copies, 1 review

Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise (2002) 79 copies

Eleventh Hour Linux : Exam XK0-003 Study Guide (2009) 16 copies

Mount Athos: Microcosm of the Christian East (2011) — Editor — 9 copies

A History of the Athonite Commonwealth: The Spiritual and Cultural Diaspora of Mount Athos (2018) 8 copies

Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition (2000) 7 copies

Mount Athos, the sacred bridge : the spirituality of the Holy Mountain (2005) — Editor — 5 copies

Explore the World of Ancient Civilizations (1998) 3 copies

Spiritual guidance on Mount Athos (2015) 2 copies

The monastic magnet : roads to and from Mount Athos (2008) — Editor — 2 copies

Atlas of the Christian Church 1 copy

Muntele Athos: istorie şi înnoire în paradisul monahilor (2016) 1 copy

Pilgrimage to Mount Athos (2023) 1 copy

The Life of Prayer on Mount Athos (2020) — Editor — 1 copy

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Associated Works

Atlas of the Jewish World (1984) — Editor, some editions — 247 copies, 2 reviews

Cultural Atlas of Africa (1981) — General editor, some editions — 165 copies, 3 reviews

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Cultural Atlas of Japan by Martin Collcutt

I am very far from being an expert in Japanese history, so I can't truly evaluate the accuracy or the lines of argument in the text. That said, for a book which isn't overly large, it seems to try its best to cover the broad sweep of Japanese history in as much depth and with as much complexity as it can. It's very nicely and appropriately illustrated, and the maps are especially nice--too often, maps accompanying historical works are of such low quality that they hinder rather than help comprehension.… (more)

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siriaeve | Oct 17, 2008 |

The Penguin Dictionary of Ancient History

Quick reference look-up for the ancient greek-roman world. With sites like the Perseus Project and Wikipedia, not as indespensible as it once was, but still a handy book to have.

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pandoragreen | Feb 16, 2006 |

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