Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
paperback. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226067346
- ISBN
- 9780226067346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.92
€ 29.99
€ 22.92
Hardcover. Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; JHBT; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067353
- ISBN
- 9780226067353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00€ 44.21
€ 52.00
€ 44.21
Paperback. The Mesopotamians invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the world. To understand how Mesopotamian civilization has been mediated and interpreted in its transmission through time, Bottero begins with an account of Assyriology, the discipline devoted to the ancient culture. Translator(s): Van De Mieroop, Marc; Bahrani, Zainab; Mieroop, Marc van de. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 halftone, 3 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067278
- ISBN
- 9780226067278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Jean Bottero and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors, looking at everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613885
- ISBN
- 9780748613885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.11
€ 41.99
€ 37.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067186
- ISBN
- 9780226067186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Hardback. The ancient economy has long been a hotly debated topic. Now available in English for the first time, Jean Andreau's latest volume on economic behavior in the Roman world investigates these questions and more. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Michigan Classical Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979971358
- ISBN
- 9780979971358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.34
€ 51.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Christianidis, Jean. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 741.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048158508
- ISBN
- 9789048158508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.07
€ 234.07
Hardback. Contains a selection of 19 papers on the history of Greek mathematics that were published during the 20th century and affected significantly the state of the art of this field. This book is divided into six thematic sections and covers all the major issues of the Greek mathematical production. Editor(s): Christianidis, Jean. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000812
- ISBN
- 9781402000812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.17
€ 241.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037345443
- ISBN
- 9783037345443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.36
€ 13.36
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167607
- ISBN
- 9789774167607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.85
€ 46.99
€ 46.85
Hardback. What impact did the Persian Zoroastrian Empire, as both a real historical force and an imaginary interlocutor, have on rabbinic identity and authority as expressed in the Talmud? This book addresses this question by bringing into mutual fruition Talmudic studies and ancient Iranology, two historically distinct disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDA; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286207
- ISBN
- 9780520286207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 71.25
€ 94.55
€ 71.25
Hardback. Reappraisal of one of the most famous battles of the ancient period. Num Pages: 5maps/diagrams, 6 photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473860858
- ISBN
- 9781473860858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.39
€ 40.99
€ 34.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316628843
- ISBN
- 9781316628843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.68
€ 55.68
Hardcover. Demonstrates the central significance of rhetoric in ancient responses to and receptions of Roman art. Editor(s): Elsner, Jas; Meyer, Michel. Num Pages: 524 pages, 129 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107000711
- ISBN
- 9781107000711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.83€ 131.87
€ 141.83
€ 131.87
Paperback. On 26 November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. This book puts Tutankhamun's short life into context by describing and explaining the complexities of life in Ancient Egypt and details the actual discovery and original expedition, drawing on the personal archives of Howard Carter himself. Num Pages: 64 pages, 175 colour & black & white images. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 296 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1276. 64 pages, 175 colour & black & white images. On 26 November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. This book puts Tutankhamun's short life into context by describing and explaining the complexities of life in Ancient Egypt and details the actual discovery and original expedition, drawing on the personal archives of Howard Carter himself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Dimension: 263 x 296 x 32. Weight: 1276.
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233003481
- ISBN
- 9780233003481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.49
€ 40.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC, from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets; they are regularly shown in tomb paintings of family life. This title draws on a range of artistic and written sources to show how they became widely-esteemed and revered animals in Egypt. Num Pages: 144 pages, 111 illustrations, 90 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 456. 144 pages, 111 illustrations, 90 in colour. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC, from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets; they are regularly shown in tomb paintings of family life. This title draws on a range of artistic and written sources to show how they became widely-esteemed and revered animals in Egypt. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Dimension: 243 x 189 x 12. Weight: 456.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119700
- ISBN
- 9780714119700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.42
€ 12.99
€ 12.42
Hardcover. Investigates the historical, political and social factors that inspired and manipulated different identities for Persia and the Persians within Greece. This book offers insights into the role of Greek social elites and political communities in creating different representations of the Achaemenid Persians and their Empire. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 60 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647231
- ISBN
- 9780748647231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.30
€ 143.30
Hardback. This volume is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, the largest group of ancient Roman sarcophagi to survive. Manufactured from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, covering a critical period in Rome, they provide a rich historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 368 pages, 87 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199203246
- ISBN
- 9780199203246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.11
€ 204.11
Hardback. A discussion of 59 Greek funerary monuments at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The title considers their relationships to the art and society of the period. It should be suitable for scholars and students of antiquities, and museum and art libraries. Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366125
- ISBN
- 9780892366125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82€ 58.68
€ 76.82
€ 58.68
Paperback. Traces the history of the British Empire through the use of primary and secondary documentary sources. This volume also examines the phenomenon of British imperialism, while taking into account the range of debates that have invigorated the study of imperialism. Editor(s): Samson, Dr Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192892935
- ISBN
- 9780192892935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.53
€ 54.53