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Empires & historical states
War as Spectacle: Ancient and Modern Perspectives on the Display of Ar...
Valerie M. Hope Eds. Anastasia Bakogianni
paperback. Editor(s): Bakogianni, Anastasia; Hope, Valerie M. Num Pages: 472 pages, 15 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781350005884
- ISBN
- 9781350005884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 29.39
€ 49.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Presenting a range of translated texts on death, burial and commemoration in the Roman world, this book is organized thematically and supported by discussion of scholarship. It sheds light on the way death was thought about and dealt with in Roman society. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415331586
- ISBN
- 9780415331586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218468
- ISBN
- 9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064764
- ISBN
- 9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.81
€ 59.42
€ 46.81
Paperback. The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah's 5th regnal year, the longest surviving continuous monumental text from Egypt, describes the combined Libyan and Sea People invasion of Egypt c.1208 BCE. This new study, the first complete commentary on this damaged text, begins with a translation of the text, accompanied by detailed notes. Series: Yale Egyptological Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale Egyptological Seminar United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974002507
- ISBN
- 9780974002507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.39
€ 48.39
Hardcover. The famous monumental gateway to the Acropolis is a successor to a Mycenaean building. Series: Propylaia. Num Pages: 87 pages, xviii + 69 pp, 24 pls and fold-out plan. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume I
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619407
- ISBN
- 9780876619407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.61
€ 95.61
Hardcover. This is the last of five volumes presenting inscriptions discovered in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1967. Published here are inscriptions on monuments commemorating events or victories, on statues or other representations erected to honor individuals and deities, and on votive offerings to divinities. Num Pages: 456 pages, 80 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 311 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 2196.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume XVIII
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876612187
- ISBN
- 9780876612187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.53
€ 200.53
Paperback. Brings together studies of Ephesos - a major city in the Greco-Roman period. These were presented at a spring 1994 Harvard Divinity School symposium on Ephesos, focusing on 100 years of archaeological work at the site by members of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. Editor(s): Koester, Helmut. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 387 pages, 23 line illustrations, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013490
- ISBN
- 9780674013490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.82
€ 34.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954384579
- ISBN
- 9780954384579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
Hardcover. Velleius Paterculus' short work is the earliest surviving attempt on the part of a post-Augustan historian to survey the history of the res publica from its origins to his own times. In a period from which no other contemporary historical narrative survives in more than meagre fragments, Velleius' work is uniquely important. Editor(s): Cowan, Eleanor. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125456
- ISBN
- 9781905125456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.96
€ 79.96
Hardcover. Materials from ten different cultures and traditions that arose and developed in Mediterranean religions are presented side by side in an incisive study of the complexities of the ancient spiritual world, which interprets these specific beliefs, rituals, practices, gods, and cults. Editor(s): Johnston, Sarah Iles. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 732 pages, 20 colour illustrations, 2 maps, 100halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 267 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 732
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015173
- ISBN
- 9780674015173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.37€ 71.22
€ 78.37
€ 71.22
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649498
- ISBN
- 9780691649498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98
Hardback. Providing the leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception, this book has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business or in relationships. Translator(s): Minford, John. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HPDF; JWA; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 123 x 34. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395845
- ISBN
- 9780141395845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illus, maps & drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDT; AMX; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295273
- ISBN
- 9781935295273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.79
€ 40.99
€ 26.79
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811005534
- ISBN
- 9789811005534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 102.64
€ 106.94
€ 102.64
Paperback. Using different approaches to uncover the early development and transmission of the tradition, its constancy and permutations, this work talks about Byzantine chant. It considers an attempt to establish a date for the Round notation and an ethno musicological study of a religious chant from the island of Zakynthos. Editor(s): Troelsgard, Christian. Series: Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens S. Num Pages: 204 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; 3H; 3J; AVGC1; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 275 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887333
- ISBN
- 9788772887333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.81
€ 40.81
Paperback. From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047782
- ISBN
- 9780141047782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415508018
- ISBN
- 9780415508018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472905611
- ISBN
- 9781472905611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.09
€ 7.09
Paperback. Introduces the achievements of past civilisations through 12 structures or objects, each of which illustrates a key aspect or theme of that civilisation. Series: Great Civilisations. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; 4KHJ; 5AH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 213 x 266 x 4. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Hachette Children´s Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445134147
- ISBN
- 9781445134147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23