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Literary essays
paperback. This is a commentary on Aeschines' "Against Timarchos", the prosecution speech in the politically crucial trial of 346/5BC. It is a rhetorical masterpiece of misrepresentation, which persuaded the jury to convict Timarchos despite the fact that Aeschines had virtually no evidence of his misdeeds. Series: Clarendon Ancient History Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; JFSK2; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199241569
- ISBN
- 9780199241569
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Condition: New
€ 136.19
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Paperback. A collection of essays on the Chinese life and culture. It poses questions on the cultural turn of the time and on the role a Chinese intellectual assumed in translating his native culture to the West. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 2GDC; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629964351
- ISBN
- 9789629964351
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€ 24.30
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Hardcover. We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 43 BCE), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. Translator(s): Greenwood, L.H.G. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 699 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 699
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993235
- ISBN
- 9780674993235
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€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
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Hardcover. Brings together Manetti's famous biographies of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, as well as his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca, which remained the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period. Translator(s): Baldassarri, Stefano U.; Bagemihl, Rolf. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011342
- ISBN
- 9780674011342
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€ 40.99€ 34.11
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€ 34.11
Paperback. A comprehensive volume of essays selected to enrich world history teaching and scholarship. It features forty-four articles that take stock of the history, evolving literature, and the trajectories of new world history. Editor(s): Dunn, Ross E.; Mitchell, Laura J.; Ward, Kerry. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 b/w images, 16 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: DNF; HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289895
- ISBN
- 9780520289895
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.04
€ 49.99
€ 36.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Congail, Nollaig Mac. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851321490
- ISBN
- 9781851321490
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.34
€ 23.99
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Paperback. Political science as a discipline is multifaceted and its role in society is complex. This collection of essays is based on an approach grounded in history and informed by a theory of participatory pluralism. The author reflects on the discipline's fragmentation and its retreat from public debate, Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 275 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783847405061
- ISBN
- 9783847405061
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.84
€ 29.99
€ 25.84
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGL; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633572
- ISBN
- 9780691633572
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Condition: New
€ 147.06
€ 147.06
Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature. He regarded Either/Or as the beginning of his authorship. These pseudonymous volumes of Either/Or are the writings of a young man and of Judge William. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DNF; DSBF; HPCF3; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 842.
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- n Later printing
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020419
- ISBN
- 9780691020419
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
€ 54.99
€ 39.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DNF; KNTD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Signed copy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550177787
- ISBN
- 9781550177787
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Rock My Religion collects eighteen of Graham's essays from all periods of his work, beginning with his essays on minimalist artists such as Dan Flavin and Donald Judd, continuing with his writings on punk rock and popular culture, and concluding with his more recent considerations of architecture, urban space, and power. Editor(s): Wallis, Brian. Series: Writing Art. Num Pages: 344 pages, 230. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AGB; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 267 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262571067
- ISBN
- 9780262571067
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Condition: New
€ 26.87
€ 26.87
Paperback. An esteemed literary critic shares his final musings on books, his children, and his own impending death Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223552
- ISBN
- 9780300223552
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
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): Jackson, J. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1937
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993457
- ISBN
- 9780674993457
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811222174
- ISBN
- 9780811222174
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Hardback. Editor(s): Ludwig, Richard. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651019
- ISBN
- 9780691651019
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Condition: New
€ 189.67
€ 189.67
paperback. One of the greatest 19th-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his descriptions of the flora and fauna of the continent'. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DNF; PD; RGR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445534
- ISBN
- 9780140445534
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.24
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€ 18.24
Hardcover. The main aim of Dionysius of Halicarnassus "Roman Antiquities," which began to appear in 7 BCE, was to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the twenty books (from the earliest times to 264 BCE) we have the first nine complete; most of 10 and 11; extracts; and an epitome of the whole. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 116 x 25. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674994270
- ISBN
- 9780674994270
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
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Hardcover. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), c. 150 235 CE, was born in Bithynia. Little of his "Roman History" survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. Dio s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 507 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 507
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1916
- Edition
- New issue of 1916 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674990739
- ISBN
- 9780674990739
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.60
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Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Anthony; etc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. 240pp. Keywords: Irish poetry, anthology
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KHS1011326
- ISBN
- 9780948339851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 19.00
€ 19.00
Hardcover. The main aim of Dionysius of Halicarnassus "Roman Antiquities," which began to appear in 7 BCE, was to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the twenty books (from the earliest times to 264 BCE) we have the first nine complete; most of 10 and 11; extracts; and an epitome of the whole. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 116 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1945
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674994102
- ISBN
- 9780674994102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68