Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
paperback. No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 816 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712668460
- ISBN
- 9780712668460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardback. This study re-examines the nature of Greek politics and democracy, and explores the ways in which they have been perceived since the Renaissance. It shows how the nature of political life in Ancient Greece has been interpreted and re-interpreted throughout the centuries. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610801
- ISBN
- 9780745610801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. The "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius is regarded as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism. Pierre Hadot here uncovers levels of meaning and expands the understanding of its underlying philosophy through what he argues are the deceptive clarity and ease of the work's style. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007079
- ISBN
- 9780674007079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201021
- ISBN
- 9780631201021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. Provides an original and important perspective on Alexander the Great and his empire. This book assesses Alexander's significance from the viewpoint of both the conquerors and the conquered, and traces what changed and what stayed the same as Alexander and the Hellenistic world gained ascendancy over Darius' Persia. Translator(s): Kuhrt, Amelie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154459
- ISBN
- 9780691154459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 153 illustrations, 121 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300701
- ISBN
- 9780500300701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 675
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345218
- ISBN
- 9788779345218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 38.05
€ 95.07
€ 38.05
Paperback. This collection deals with a neglected subject in post-Confederation Canadian history -- the implications to Canada and Canadians of British decolonization and the end of empire. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809160
- ISBN
- 9780774809160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Examines the relationships between the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan 'Hieroglyphic', Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary, demonstrating the great advances made by inter-disciplinary studies. Editor(s): Steele, Philippa. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFLA; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785706448
- ISBN
- 9781785706448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10
Paperback. This book will allow you to step back in time and enter daily society in one of the greatest civilizations in history - the Roman Empire. Discover fascinating facts about the Roman way of life and bring the past alive with a variety of practical projects Num Pages: 64 pages, 300+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 290 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 370. 64 pages, 300+ colour photos. This book will allow you to step back in time and enter daily society in one of the greatest civilizations in history - the Roman Empire. Discover fascinating facts about the Roman way of life and bring the past alive with a variety of practical projects. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YNH. Dimension: 290 x 230 x 6. Weight: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Southwater
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844763481
- ISBN
- 9781844763481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.66
€ 12.66
Hardcover. Helps you find out about the land of the pharaohs, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 400 pictures. Suitable for ages 8 to 12, this title features 15 projects that allow you to bring the past to life - make a miniature pyramid, build a model boat suitable for sailing on the Nile, create your own water clock, and sculpt a canopic jar. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 400 pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 303 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 674. Find Out About the Land of the Pharaohs, with 15 Step-by-step Projects and Over 400 Exciting Pictures. 64 pages, over 400 pictures. Helps you find out about the land of the pharaohs, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 400 pictures. Suitable for ages 8 to 12, this title features 15 projects that allow you to bring the past to life - make a miniature pyramid, build a model boat suitable for sailing on the Nile, create your own water clock, and sculpt a canopic jar. Cateogry: (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Dimension: 303 x 234 x 13. Weight: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Armadillo
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843229636
- ISBN
- 9781843229636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.99
€ 10.99
€ 9.99
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843227311
- ISBN
- 9781843227311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Hardcover. Takes you back through the centuries to one of the greatest civilizations in history - the Roman Empire. This title helps you discover various facts about the Roman way of life, the clothes people wore, the entertainments they enjoyed, and the food they liked to eat. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 370 pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 301 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 660. Step into the Time of the Roman Empire, with 15 Step-by-step Projects and Over 370 Exciting Pictures. 64 pages, over 370 pictures. Takes you back through the centuries to one of the greatest civilizations in history - the Roman Empire. This title helps you discover various facts about the Roman way of life, the clothes people wore, the entertainments they enjoyed, and the food they liked to eat. Cateogry: (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Dimension: 301 x 234 x 12. Weight: 660.
- Publisher
- Armadillo
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843226925
- ISBN
- 9781843226925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219595
- ISBN
- 9780520219595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 2 pages, 169 b/w illus, 12 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; ACG; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534215
- ISBN
- 9781931534215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.74
€ 45.74
Hardcover. Helps the reader by providing steps over the threshold of gladiator school, and training to become a man of the sword. Num Pages: 200 pages, 114 illustrations, 22 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 200 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500051672
- ISBN
- 9780500051672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. A guide to the Greek and Roman Myths. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages. It includes factfiles on heroes and heroines and family trees of the gods. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations, 8 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRKP3; HRKP4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251737
- ISBN
- 9780500251737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. Acclaimed popular historian, Philip Matyszak takes readers back to the rise and fall of the world's first superpower. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780744247
- ISBN
- 9781780744247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.56
€ 13.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473828902
- ISBN
- 9781473828902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; GBCR; HD; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 227 x 77. Weight in Grams: 3748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884020240
- ISBN
- 9780884020240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.93€ 150.02
€ 163.93
€ 150.02