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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519768
ISBN
9780099519768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416736
ISBN
9780900416736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mandrake
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958213
ISBN
9781906958213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 396 pages, 109 b&w photos, 10 b&w illus., 17 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; HDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292772021
ISBN
9780292772021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448008
ISBN
9780752448008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300155235
ISBN
9780300155235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. 'The biggest discovery since Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon unearthed Tutankhamun in 1922' The Sunday Times Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340831724
ISBN
9780340831724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Ancient Egypt brought vividly to life by TV historian and one of the world's leading Egyptologists, Professor Joann Fletcher Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444785166
ISBN
9781444785166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK; HRAX; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642277
ISBN
9780691642277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.65

Paperback.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389836
ISBN
9781934389836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Greece and Rome fell because they were incapable of protecting the purity of their blood against mixing and infiltration. This book argues that to fully understand the Nazi regime, we must examine its appropriation of the heroes and lessons of the ancient world. Translator(s): Nybakken, Richard R. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLA1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 262 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292970
ISBN
9780520292970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Much has been written about the conditions that made possible Hitler's rise and Nazi takeover of Germany, but while telling the story of the National Socialist Party, should we not speak of Julius Caesar and Pericles? This book argues that to understand Nazi regime, we must examine its appropriation of the heroes and lessons of the ancient world. Translator(s): Nybakken, Richard R. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLA1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 278 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275720
ISBN
9780520275720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.48

Hardcover. While historians, sociologists, and political scientists have long recognized the importance of the Roman Empire, surprisingly little serious comparative analysis is available on this period in world history. The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives addresses this neglected area of study. Editor(s): Arnason, Johann Pall; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655573
ISBN
9780470655573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.24

Paperback. This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 348 pages, 62 colour figures and one map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1261.
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781793626
ISBN
9781781793626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.65

Hardcover. This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 348 pages, 62 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845533007
ISBN
9781845533007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.87

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Griffith Institute
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416637
ISBN
9780900416637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.36

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416781
ISBN
9780900416781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.61

This book considers ethical thinking in ancient Israel in the period from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HPQ; HRAM1; HRCF1; HRCG7; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199660438
ISBN
9780199660438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.87

Hardback. This volume bring together John Beckwith's papers on medieval and Byzantine art. They focus on those subjects which the author made his own, Coptic and Byzantine "textiles, Western European and Constantinopolitan ivory carving, and Byzantine metalwork. Num Pages: 382 pages, 337 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAZ; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132486
ISBN
9780907132486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.40

Paperback. This authoritative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek city-states, to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later. Editor(s): Boardman, John; Griffin, Jasper; Murray, Oswyn. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 pp halftone plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KL; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 214 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801371
ISBN
9780192801371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

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