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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 2AB; 3D; DCF; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752429
ISBN
9780292752429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for close on three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that beauty can wield. For millennia she has been viewed as an exquisite agent of extermination. But who was she? Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845952143
ISBN
9781845952143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.76

Hardcover. The Peirene Fountain as described by its first excavator, Rufus B. Richardson, is "the most famous fountain of Greece." Here is a retrospective of a wellspring of Western civilization, distinguished by its long history, service to a great ancient city, and early identification as the site where Pegasus landed and was tamed by the hero Bellerophon. Num Pages: 418 pages, 218 col and bw photos and ills, 18 col pls, 4 plans, 1 foldout. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 302 x 253 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876619650
ISBN
9780876619650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, 89 b/w illus, 44 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1715.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534116
ISBN
9781931534116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.42

Hardback. A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families. Editor(s): Rawson, Beryl. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187671
ISBN
9781405187671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.21

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Griffith Institute
Number of pages
909
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416903
ISBN
9780900416903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.33

This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories from a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084928
ISBN
9780719084928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.87

Hardcover. Major new book from leading historian of British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534455
ISBN
9781784534455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mineo, Bernard. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118301289
ISBN
9781118301289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.07

Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075921
ISBN
9780226075921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138909755
ISBN
9781138909755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.06

Paperback. Tells the story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. With illustrations of important works of art and architecture in every chapter, this title traces the rise and fall of successive civilizations and people in Iraq over the course of millennia. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149974
ISBN
9780691149974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. There was racism in the ancient world, after all. This book refutes the common belief that the ancient Greeks and Romans harbored "ethnic and cultural," but not racial, prejudice. It considers themes in the history of discrimination. It provides analysis of proto-racism and prejudices toward particular groups of foreigners in Greco-Roman world. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
590
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125985
ISBN
9780691125985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Many types of written records are found in the Agora, and this booklet presents a sample of the more than 10,000 inventoried inscriptions written on stone. Series: Agora Picture Books. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition(PB)
SKU
V9780876616109
ISBN
9780876616109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.39

Paperback. * Provides an accessible narrative history of Egypt from earliest human settlement to the time of the first pharoahs. * Explores prehistoric foundations of many traditions evident in Ancient Egypt. * Includes chronology, glossary, bibiliography and numerous illustrations -- ideal for student use. . Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3B; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217879
ISBN
9780631217879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49

Hardback. * Provides an accessible narrative history of Egypt from earliest human settlement to the time of the first pharoahs. * Explores prehistoric foundations of many traditions evident in Ancient Egypt. * Includes chronology, glossary, bibiliography and numerous illustrations -- ideal for student use. . Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3B; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201694
ISBN
9780631201694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Recently, a travel account and 700 photographs came to light by the hand of Leo Boer, a former student of the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise in Jerusalem who, at the age of 26 in 1953-4 visited many archaeological sites in the area of present-day Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Editor(s): Wagemakers, Bart. Num Pages: 264 pages, b/w and col. illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782972457
ISBN
9781782972457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.76

Paperback. Masters of Commandcompares how the three greatest generals of the ancient world, Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar, waged war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b-w photos; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439164495
ISBN
9781439164495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.80

Paperback. The story of the most famous assassination in history, dramatically narrated in the historical context of Rome's ongoing civil wars. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x8pg b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451668810
ISBN
9781451668810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826980
ISBN
9780753826980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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