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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Urban history starts in Mesopotamia: the earliest known cities developed there as a result of long indigenous processes. This work examines urban life in the period, investigating urban topography, the role of cities as centres of culture, political and social structure, economy and the arts. Num Pages: 286 pages, 19 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198152866
ISBN
9780198152866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBLA1; HPN; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416963
ISBN
9780674416963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.90

Paperback. This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and the plow and intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195377996
ISBN
9780195377996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this title provides an introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the "Epic of Gilgamesh", "the Creation Epic (Enuma elish)", "the Code of Hammurabi", and "the Baal Cycle". Editor(s): Pritchard, James Bennett. Num Pages: 512 pages, 307 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147260
ISBN
9780691147260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 56.51

Multiple-component retail product. An essential text which provides a lucid, up-to-date narrative, incorporating the latest archaeological and textual discoveries. Winner of the AHS's 1997 James Henry Brested Award. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 840 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBA; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1608.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
840
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415167628
ISBN
9780415167628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.10

Paperback. "Originally published in Italian as Antico Oriente 1988, 2011, Gius. Laterza & Figli." Num Pages: 648 pages, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 193 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415679060
ISBN
9780415679060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.29

Hardback. What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East. As if these revolutionary developments weren't enough to make a mark on world history, these ancient innovators also came up with the most fantastic invention of all-writing. Series: The World in Ancient Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 99 color & 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 235 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195161595
ISBN
9780195161595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.94

Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119854
ISBN
9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. For more than a thousand years, Greeks in all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This title encompasses the history of Greek oracles and focuses on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140422
ISBN
9780300140422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. From the award-winning author of THE DISCOVERY OF FRANCE and PARISIANS The dazzling new book from the bestselling author Graham Robb contains a discovery that will transform your understanding of pre-Roman Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3B; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330531511
ISBN
9780330531511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 58, 37 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801836923
ISBN
9780801836923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415741521
ISBN
9780415741521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. A sparkling introduction to the Ancient World that brings its peoples and cultures vividly to life. Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 maps (in 2-colour) and 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254202
ISBN
9781781254202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Hardcover.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333471
ISBN
9781590333471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.19
€ 63.81

Hardcover. Using the story of cinchona bark, and drawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Crawford shows how indigenous healers, labourers, merchants, colonial officials, and creole elites contested European science and thwarted imperial reform by asserting their authority to speak for the natural world. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 Illusrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JD; 3JF; HBLL; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944522
ISBN
9780822944522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447283522
ISBN
9781447283522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. * 'I devoured this in a few hours - a powerful book of heartbreaking yet flamboyant reportage from a forgotten hell' Simon Sebag-Montefiore Translator(s): Christensen, Nadia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083961
ISBN
9781844083961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Religion, Identity and Patriotism. Series: Irish Historical Monographs. 246 pages, 4, 1 black and white, 3 line drawing. Outlines the complex nature of the Anglo-Irish ruling class, showing how its multi-faceted identity was formed and how it evolved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837466
ISBN
9781843837466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Paperback. The Anglo-Irish War has often been referred to as the war 'the English have struggled to forget and the Irish cannot help but remember'. Examining such historic events as the Easter Rising and the infamous Bloody Sunday, this title explores the conflict and the years that preceded it. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 248 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846030239
ISBN
9781846030239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Part of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain", this book covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066. It offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854032
ISBN
9780192854032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Discover the world of the Staffordshire Hoard Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 267 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660349
ISBN
9781445660349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. The most important written work in English before the Norman Conquest, newly translated. Editor(s): Swanton, Michael. Num Pages: 388 pages, 20, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Phoenix Press
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842120033
ISBN
9781842120033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. The essential history of Anglo-Saxon England, brought completely up to date with new discoveries and interpretations Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 color illus., 40 line drawings, 60 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 247 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300216134
ISBN
9780300216134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.70

Paperback. This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins. Editor(s): John, Eric; Wormald, Patrick; Campbell, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140143959
ISBN
9780140143959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

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