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Paperback. Argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state, influenced by the Israeli state created in 1948; Biblical scholars have contibuted to dispossessing the Palestinians of their land and their past. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; HRH; HRJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415107594
ISBN
9780415107594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.05

Paperback. Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 3. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415414760
ISBN
9780415414760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks' contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world. Editor(s): Dowden, Ken; Livingstone, Niall. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785164
ISBN
9781118785164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardcover. A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world. Editor(s): Dowden, Ken; Livingstone, Niall. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 672 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405111782
ISBN
9781405111782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.06

Hardcover. Drawing on recent trends in both Atlantic and center-periphery literature, this book examines the relationship between the English crown - monarch, privy council, and ancillary bodies - and its Atlantic colonies under the early Stuart monarchs, James I and Charles I, circa 1603-1642. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 1QSA; 3JD; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111745
ISBN
9780230111745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardback. Offers an in-depth exploration of the libellus - or little book - of six Latin satires left by the Roman satirical writer Persius when he died in AD 62 at the age of twenty-seven. In this book, the author fleshes out the primary importance of this mysterious and idiosyncratic writer. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141411
ISBN
9780691141411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 55.72

Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038762
ISBN
9780268038762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600345
ISBN
9780691600345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630281
ISBN
9780691630281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 83.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Schull, Kent F.; Saracolu, M. Safa; Zens, Robert F. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 307 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020925
ISBN
9780253020925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. An illustrated report on the 1963 excavation of a town in Lower Nubia which dated to the Christian Period which reached its zenith between c.AD 850 and 1100. Includes a general discussion of the town's history and its relations with Egypt and the rest of Nubia. Series: Yale Egyptological Studies. Num Pages: 103 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 337 x 266. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology United States
Number of pages
103
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931707152
ISBN
9781931707152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.81

Hardcover. A detailed study of the armies of Rome and their enemies, including the Etruscans, Samnites, Carthaginians, Celts, Macedonians, Gauls, Huns, Sassanids, Persians and Turks. It offers a an overview of the rise of the Roman Empire, its campaigns, conquests and tactics, with detailed information on the men at arms. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; GBC; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1780.
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823872
ISBN
9780754823872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Kevin Greene shows how archaeology can help provide a more balanced view of the Roman economy by informing the classical historian about geographical areas and classes of society that received little attention from the largely aristocratic classical writers whose work survives. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462. 192 pages, illustrations. Kevin Greene shows how archaeology can help provide a more balanced view of the Roman economy by informing the classical historian about geographical areas and classes of society that received little attention from the largely aristocratic classical writers whose work survives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK; KC. Dimension: 250 x 129 x 12. Weight: 456.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074019
ISBN
9780520074019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Hardback. The 69th volume of the Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research is devoted to studies of botanical and faunal remains from three major sites in Jordan: Tall al'Umayri (Bronze to early Iron Age), Karak Castle (Middle and Late Islamic Period), and Khirbet al-Mudayna al-'Aliya (early Iron Age). Editor(s): McGeough, Kevin M. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1QDA; HDDC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
American Schools of Oriental Research United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897570947
ISBN
9780897570947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.89

Hardback. Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine examines the complex and varying roles Christian bishops played during late antiquity and how their experiences fundamentally affected Christian ideals of divine justice. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239874
ISBN
9780812239874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim; Barjamovic, Gojko. Num Pages: 357 pages, 11 b/w illus, 1 colour plate & 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAM; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763543729
ISBN
9788763543729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.22
€ 60.09

Paperback. This book explores Persian architecture and mathematics, including domed structures and two-dimensional patterns, elaborate geometry and complex three-dimensional structures of historic monuments, from mathematical ideas to architectonic structures. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; AMC; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034805063
ISBN
9783034805063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Great Civilizations S. Num Pages: 32 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; YNH; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 184 x 124 x 2. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Capstone Press
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781429672375
ISBN
9781429672375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714328
ISBN
9780292714328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardcover. The Tebtunis temple library is the only ancient Egyptian temple library of which substantial remains are preserved. This volume contains a selection of demotic texts: a theological treatise, manuals on dream interpretation, a manual on birth prognosis, and, new fragments of the Great Demotic Book of Wisdom text and an astronomical text. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 500 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 295 x 210. .
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
2-volume work
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763526074
ISBN
9788763526074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.32
€ 97.75

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