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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Tracing the beginnings of the British colonial enterprise in South Asia and the Middle East, this title brings together key texts from the era of the privately owned British East India Company through the crises that led to the Company's takeover by the Crown in 1858. It ends with the momentous opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Editor(s): Harlow, Barbara; Carter, Mia. Num Pages: 832 pages, 28 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331643
- ISBN
- 9780822331643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 413 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239982
- ISBN
- 9780520239982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 65.36
€ 84.36
€ 65.36
Hardback. The Ptolemaic period witnessed an enormous increase in the number of hieroglyphic signs and iconographic elements. This volume examines these techniques from their smallest details to their broadest thematic connections, foregrounding individual techniques to determine the words and phrases singled out for emphasis. 266 b&w illus., 17 tables Series: Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology. Num Pages: 573 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040512
- ISBN
- 9781937040512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.02
€ 157.02
The Loyal Atlantic. Remaking the British Atlantic in the Revolutionary...
Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Ed(S): Banni...
Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Editor(s): Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642089
- ISBN
- 9781442642089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. The rise and fall of the British Empire profoundly shaped the history of modern Scotland and the identity of its people. By examining the opinions of Scots towards the empire from numerous professional and personal backgrounds, Scotland emerges as a nation inextricably linked to the British Empire. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137582829
- ISBN
- 9781137582829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535100
- ISBN
- 9781784535100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.47€ 137.74
€ 154.47
€ 137.74
Hardcover. Up until the end of the eighteenth century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. This book unravels the complexity of Ottoman temporal culture and tells the story of its transformation. It presents us with a new understanding of the relationship between time and modernity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226257723
- ISBN
- 9780226257723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 49.03
€ 57.03
€ 49.03
Hardback. Byzantium occupies an uncertain place in European history. Though often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world, Byzantium belongs in the mainstream history of Europe and the Mediterranean; its impact is still felt throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202622
- ISBN
- 9780631202622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. This volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198332
- ISBN
- 9781405198332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Hardback. For many of us, Byzantium remains "byzantine" - obscure, marginal, difficult. This book presents an original and personal view of the challenges and questions facing historians of Byzantium today. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157634
- ISBN
- 9780691157634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Expanding both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households views Greek houses and the archaeological artifacts found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household. Editor(s): Ault, Bradley A.; Nevett, Lisa. Num Pages: 200 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AMKD; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238754
- ISBN
- 9780812238754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. This collection of essays features important Roman women who were active in politics, theatre, cultural life and religion from the 1st through the 4th centuries. The contributors draw on rare documents in an attempt to reconstruct the lives and accomplishments of these exceptional women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260945
- ISBN
- 9780226260945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.92
€ 40.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. In 'Roman Medicine' Audrey Cruse looks at the long and complex history of western medicine. After introducing relevant myths and legends from earliest times in Greece, she discusses ancient philosophers from the sixth-fifth centuries BC and the subsequent development of schools of medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 696. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KOC0010718
- ISBN
- 9780752414614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996205
- ISBN
- 9780674996205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996267
- ISBN
- 9780674996267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040112
- ISBN
- 9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.68
€ 30.99
€ 27.68
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodl...
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243341
- ISBN
- 9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Hardcover. By examining Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, this synthesis of imperial and naval/military history reveals the depths of colonial involvement in World War II and the role of colonies in British strategic planning from the 18th century. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HS; 1QDB; 1QSN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968406
- ISBN
- 9780333968406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. The British Empire influenced many aspects of the world we live in today. The international system remains heavily marked by British imperialism, and the borders, nations, and federations it created. This Very Short Introduction introduces and defines the British Empire, reviewing how it evolved into such a force, and the legacy it left behind. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 14 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605415
- ISBN
- 9780199605415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89