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Hardback. Classical slavery provides fascinating, complex, and engaging, albeit sometimes grim, topics for the historian. This book provides the political and historical context for Greek and Roman slavery and briefly surveys the institutions themselves. It conveys the interest of the field of ancient slavery to students of history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188050
- ISBN
- 9781405188050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.04
€ 93.04
Hardback. During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city's existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca 331-75 AD). Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405188999
- ISBN
- 9781405188999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.96
€ 92.96
Hardback. This revealing study uses contemporary observational and interview data to show how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in Mediterranean communities can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405192835
- ISBN
- 9781405192835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.23
€ 94.23
Hardback. A Handbook to the Reception of Thucydides offers an invaluable guide to the reception of Thucydides, with a strong emphasis on comparing and contrasting different traditions of reading and interpretation. Editor(s): Morley, Neville. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196918
- ISBN
- 9781405196918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.99
€ 185.99
Hardback. Scholars of the period will find this to be a richly informative and thoroughly engrossing read. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400716
- ISBN
- 9781421400716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66€ 55.15
€ 59.66
€ 55.15
Hardback. Well written and accessible, Allison's book provides a clear narrative of this historic moment and offers suggestions for how to come to terms with its aftermath. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421406442
- ISBN
- 9781421406442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.76€ 50.13
€ 53.76
€ 50.13
Hardback. An excellent overview of the field."-Journal of Legal History, reviewing Law and People in Colonial America Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421410050
- ISBN
- 9781421410050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66€ 54.87
€ 59.66
€ 54.87
Paperback. More than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral. Num Pages: 264 pages, 176, 82 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations, 82 black & white half. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421411927
- ISBN
- 9781421411927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.96
€ 37.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. Morris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. Viteritti Editor(s): Viteritti, Professor Joseph P. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20, 13 black & white illustrations, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421412610
- ISBN
- 9781421412610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.98€ 59.92
€ 64.98
€ 59.92
Hardback. Written in clear, accessible prose, this book will be invaluable for students and scholars in the fields of political science, social movements, anthropology, Latin American studies, and labor studies. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421414089
- ISBN
- 9781421414089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.85€ 56.31
€ 60.85
€ 56.31
Paperback. Based on contemporary accounts, settlers' reminiscences, and the work of other historians, Sod Busting dives deeply into the practical realities of how things worked to make vivid one of the quintessentially American experiences, breaking new land. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; TV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421414515
- ISBN
- 9781421414515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.26
€ 24.99
€ 22.26
Hardback. This extensive index continues the editors' policy of indexing all concepts to provide intellectual access. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; Veit, Helen E.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 64. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416069
- ISBN
- 9781421416069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.65€ 112.03
€ 124.65
€ 112.03
Hardback. Illustrated with hundreds of Edison's drawings, these documents are further illuminated by meticulous research on a wide range of sources, including the most recently digitized newspapers and journals of the day. Series: The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 604, 9 black & white halftones, 589 black & white line drawings, 6 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417493
- ISBN
- 9781421417493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60€ 102.91
€ 114.60
€ 102.91
Hardback. Pisano, and Yann Robert, this collection of essays highlights new research in disability studies, debates on slavery and literary history, and analyses of literary genre and form. Editor(s): Burnham, Michelle; Bannet, Eve Tavor. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- V9781421418629
- ISBN
- 9781421418629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.27
€ 51.99
€ 43.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Burnham, Michelle; Bannet, Eve Tavor. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419367
- ISBN
- 9781421419367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.41
€ 51.99
€ 43.41
Hardback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421421599
- ISBN
- 9781421421599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.43
€ 52.99
€ 44.43
Hardback. How the temp industry undermined the idea that workers are a company's chief asset Num Pages: 232 pages, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439900802
- ISBN
- 9781439900802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.54
€ 82.54
Hardback. Probing the paradoxes of "the long twentieth century"--from unprecedented human opportunity and deprivation to the rise of the United States as a hegemon Editor(s): Adas, Michael; Brier, Stephen. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902691
- ISBN
- 9781439902691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.29
€ 94.29
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of one city, Baltimore, forty years after the unrest that swept across some 120 U.S. cities. Num Pages: 294 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439906620
- ISBN
- 9781439906620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. The role of cultural elites and journalists in promoting reading as a means of self-improvement and social mobility Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- SKU
- V9781439906682
- ISBN
- 9781439906682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93