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Paperback. The Middle Kingdom (c 1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This book studies this literary legacy. It reassesses the Middle Kingdom poems' cultural role, drawing on studies of the individual texts. It explores literature's status as a differentiated form of discourse, suggesting what social practices made its role possible. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537708
- ISBN
- 9781845537708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.86
€ 48.86
Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704805
- ISBN
- 9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.99
€ 188.99
Paperback. This book considers some of the Western interpretations of The Shahnameh - Iran's national epic, and argues that these interpretations are not only methodologically flawed, but are also more revealing of Western concerns and anxieties about Iran than they are about the Shahnameh." Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; DSC; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349295289
- ISBN
- 9781349295289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674021242
- ISBN
- 9780674021242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. Examining French literature from the medieval period, Findley revises our understanding of medieval literary composition as a largely masculine activity, suggesting instead that writing is seen in these texts as problematically gendered and often feminizing. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294572
- ISBN
- 9781349294572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 7. Weight in Grams: 388. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 7. Weight: 388.
- Publisher
- BiblioLife
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780559793974
- ISBN
- 9780559793974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.87
€ 13.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; G; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 219 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- GAZELLE DISTRIBUTION TRADE
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295231
- ISBN
- 9789652295231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Situating the politics of invention at the intersection of politics, law, and technology, Gispen (U. of Mississippi) describes how it occupied German inventors, industrial scientists, patent experts, business executives, and sometimes even the country's political leaders for the better part of a cen Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812421
- ISBN
- 9781571812421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.63
€ 182.63
Paperback. 'How much does it cost?' We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. This book shows, the twentieth-century American polity in fact developed in response to that very consumer concern. It offers an interpretation of state power by integrating popular politics and policymaking. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130415
- ISBN
- 9780691130415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.81
€ 45.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. A detailed exploration of nearly 200 objects from ancient Rome and museum collections around the world, gathered here into one handy, pocket-sized guide Series: Pocket Museum. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500519592
- ISBN
- 9780500519592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. A vast collection of significant works of art from the whole of ancient Greek civilization and a range of museums, gathered in one handy, pocket-sized guide Series: Pocket Museum. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500519585
- ISBN
- 9780500519585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Hardcover. The Latin text of Magna Carta (the 1217 issue of Henry III) is reproduced, together with a modern translation and an introduction which traces the background to the making of the charter and its subsequent revisions through the centuries. It also explains how this text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and throughout the world. Editor(s): Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244522
- ISBN
- 9781851244522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.26
€ 9.99
€ 9.26
Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862819620
- ISBN
- 9780862819620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.70
€ 9.70
Num Pages: 160 pages, 253 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307287
- ISBN
- 9780764307287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for 2 centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. This book provides the biographies of these three important figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925967
- ISBN
- 9780813925967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Hardback. Presents a study of Plutarco El'as Calles and the Mexican Revolution. This book traces the remarkable life story of a key figure in Mexico's history. It draws on an array of archival evidence from Mexico, US, and Europe to explore Calles's origins and political trajectory, leading to his reformist, yet authoritarian presidency from 1924 to 1928. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537484
- ISBN
- 9780742537484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.30
€ 184.30
Paperback. The commentary in this edition of one of Plutarchs Lives concentrates on the historical aspects of the work and includes much detailed comparison of Plutarch's narrative with those of other sources such as Herodotos, Thucydides, Diodorus and Cornelius Nepos. Greek text with facing translation. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686771
- ISBN
- 9780856686771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.75
€ 33.99
€ 30.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645558
- ISBN
- 9780748645558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.51€ 117.83
€ 122.51
€ 117.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125531
- ISBN
- 9781905125531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.72
€ 33.99
€ 28.72
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lehnert, Detlef; Megerle, Klaus. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBLL; JHMC; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531124278
- ISBN
- 9783531124278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.95
€ 83.95