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Hardback. The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations. This work charts the 3000-year drama of Scythians and Sarmatians; Soviets and transcontinental Silk Roads; trade routes and the transmission of ideas across the steppes; and, the breathless and brutal conquests of Alexander the Great and Chinghiz Khan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 262 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2332.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760605
- ISBN
- 9781780760605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.78€ 95.36
€ 100.78
€ 95.36
Hardback. In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas along the dusty tracks and wandering caravan routes that brought European and Mediterranean orbits into contact with Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2456.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780768328
- ISBN
- 9781780768328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.28€ 57.06
€ 59.28
€ 57.06
hardcover. Sumptuously illustrated history of one of the most compelling and mysterious regions on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 237. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534905
- ISBN
- 9781784534905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.78€ 89.18
€ 100.78
€ 89.18
Paperback. This is the first complete translation, with detailed commentary, of the surviving volumes of Beyhaqi's massive project. The historian's writings, dealing with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062399
- ISBN
- 9780674062399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. This is the first complete translation, with detailed commentary, of the surviving volumes of Beyhaqi's massive project. The historian's writings, dealing with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062368
- ISBN
- 9780674062368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. This is the first complete translation, with detailed commentary, of the surviving volumes of Beyhaqi's massive project. The historian's writings, dealing with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 546 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062344
- ISBN
- 9780674062344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Hardback. Editor(s): Silbey, Joel H.; Bogue, Allan G. Series: Quantitative studies in History Series. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635330
- ISBN
- 9780691635330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.11€ 130.31
€ 173.11
€ 130.31
Paperback. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Translator(s): Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with slight shelf wear and sunning to cover and spine but remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000396
- ISBN
- 9780140444124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "The History of Akbar" by Abu l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. In this volume, Humayun s turbulent reign ends, and Akbar ascends his father s throne." Translator(s): Thackston, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Wheeler M (Harvard University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504943
- ISBN
- 9780674504943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.89
€ 40.99
€ 33.89
Hardback. Important contribution to study of Nazi ideology and policies in annexed territories during World War II Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780768861
- ISBN
- 9781780768861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.28€ 126.76
€ 142.28
€ 126.76
Paperback. Providing an account of his travels, the author describes landscapes, fish, birds and animals. He recounts the history of Ireland's rulers, and tells stories of magic wells and deadly whirlpools, strange creatures and evil spirits. This work is written from the point of view of an invader and reformer. Translator(s): O'Meara, John. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- 9780140444230
- ISBN
- 9780140444230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449082
- ISBN
- 9780140449082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. What survives of "Histories" covers the dramatic years 69 70. What survives of "Annals" tells an often terrible tale of 14 28, 31 37, and, partially, 47 66. Translator(s): Moore, C.H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 497 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 497
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674991231
- ISBN
- 9780674991231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Polybius' account of Rome's rise to world power and her method of rule is a major source for the history of the years 220-146 BC. This new translation includes Books 1-5 in their entirety and all of the fragmentary Books 6 and 12 on the Roman constitution and historiography. It is accompanied by an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199534708
- ISBN
- 9780199534708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.40
€ 16.99
€ 13.40
paperback. The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. This book offers a translation of Herodotus' Histories. Translator(s): Holland, Tom. Num Pages: 880 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455397
- ISBN
- 9780140455397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Dubrow, Heather; Strier, Richard. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167664
- ISBN
- 9780226167664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. Arranged chronologically and illustrated throughout with full-color maps, photographs, drawings, and charts, this atlas tracks New York City from early Native American culture to the present with meticulously researched detail and compelling text. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; GBGM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250098061
- ISBN
- 9781250098061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Mellor, Ronald. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415527163
- ISBN
- 9780415527163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.37
€ 64.37
Hardback. First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Editor(s): Kempf, D.; Bull, M. G. Num Pages: 195 pages, 2, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838081
- ISBN
- 9781843838081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839019
- ISBN
- 9781843839019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. The seventeenth century has gained enormously from the resurgence of historical studies in Spain and from the contributions of historians outside the penninsula. In this book, John Lynch has taken account of this research to substantially revise and expand his Spain Under the Hapsburgs, Volume II . Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193975
- ISBN
- 9780631193975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05
€ 60.05
Paperback. Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Series: The Second World War. Num Pages: 960 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141441757
- ISBN
- 9780141441757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.34
€ 21.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164931
- ISBN
- 9780231164931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
paperback. In the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. While their chiefs grew rich on meat and wool, the people died of cholera and starvation. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140028379
- ISBN
- 9780140028379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37