Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. The author traces this complex notion of self from Plato's Greece to Seneca's Rome as she unveils divided selves, moral hypocrisy, and lustful Stoics - and offers fresh insights about seminal works. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226211725
- ISBN
- 9780226211725
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.14
€ 32.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. The Iranian Talmud reexamines the Babylonian Talmud-one of Judaism's most central texts-in the light of Persian literature and culture, providing an unprecedented and accessible overview to the vibrant world of pre-Islamic Iran that shaped the Bavli. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223736
- ISBN
- 9780812223736
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. A Companion to Women in the Ancient World is the first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. Editor(s): James, Sharon Lynn; Dillon, Sheila. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119025542
- ISBN
- 9781119025542
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.85
€ 47.99
€ 46.85
Paperback. This volume is a unique blend of comprehensive overviews on archaeological, philological, linguistic, and historical issues at the forefront of Anatolian scholarship. Editor(s): Steadman, Sharon R.; McMahon, Gregory. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 1200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199336012
- ISBN
- 9780199336012
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Condition: New
€ 87.76
€ 87.76
Paperback. Uses English language education for women in India between 1850 and 1940 as a way to explore how and why the English language became a powerful tool in struggles over caste hierarchy. This book shows how elite men linked ideas of matrimony, chastity, and heteronormativity with modernity in order to claim power on a national level. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 2AB; CFB; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352273
- ISBN
- 9780822352273
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. Arbitration and mediation were central institutions in Hellenistic public life. This study brings together literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, presenting documents ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble to the resolution of major conflicts. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520081628
- ISBN
- 9780520081628
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Condition: New
€ 83.61€ 64.39
€ 83.61
€ 64.39
Hardback. Excavation of the ancient city of Morgantina in southeastern Sicily since 1955 has recovered an extraordinary quantity and variety of pottery, both locally made and imported. This title presents advanced information about the sources of the clay used by the Morgantina potters, as revealed by X-ray fluorescence analysis of selected vases. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 528 pages, 706 halftones. 993 line illus.11 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156729
- ISBN
- 9780691156729
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Condition: New
€ 209.03€ 162.69
€ 209.03
€ 162.69
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Sea Peoples, and also discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks. Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 170 b&w photos, 509 line art illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; HBTM; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440806
- ISBN
- 9781603440806
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Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Paperback. The Expressiveness of the Body meditates on the contrasts between the human body described in classical Greek medicine and the body as envisaged by physicians in ancient China. Num Pages: 344 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299892
- ISBN
- 9780942299892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Hardback. British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study renews the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asian historiography and constructing a new global history as an aid to the understanding of globalization in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Editor(s): Akita, Shigeru. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBTQ; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993064
- ISBN
- 9780333993064
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Condition: New
€ 133.72
€ 133.72
Paperback. In AD 66 a local disturbance in Caesarea caused by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue exploded into a pan-Jewish revolt against their Roman overlords. Gaining momentum, the rebels successfully occupied Jerusalem and drove off an attack by the Roman legate of Syria, Cestus Gallius, who was defeated at the battle of Beth Horon. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780961835
- ISBN
- 9781780961835
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.39
€ 23.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Tells the story of the battle of Actium. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034053
- ISBN
- 9781846034053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Hardback. This book examines the autocratic rulers and dynasties of classical Greece and Rome and the changing concepts of tyranny in political thought and culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Sian. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621255
- ISBN
- 9780748621255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.31€ 142.12
€ 149.31
€ 142.12
paperback. The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. This title examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216. The tyrants of Greece are some of the most colourful figures in antiquity, notorious for their luxury, excess and violence, and provoking heated debates among political thinkers. This title examines the phenomenon of autocratic rule outside the law in archaic and classical Greece, offering a new interpretation of the nature of tyranny. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781904675273
- ISBN
- 9781904675273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892443
- ISBN
- 9788772892443
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Condition: New
€ 68.07€ 53.01
€ 68.07
€ 53.01
Hardback. The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. In this book, the author analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings and published texts, which are reproduced here. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 color + 185 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195750
- ISBN
- 9780300195750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 46.89
€ 59.72
€ 46.89
The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent, and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective. Num Pages: 530 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; AC; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405155496
- ISBN
- 9781405155496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.08
€ 135.08
paperback. Focusing on six momentous turning points that helped to shape Roman history, this work charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower - a political machine unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power. It also covers powerful men such as Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero and Constantine. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846072840
- ISBN
- 9781846072840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Hardback. The Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans relates the history of this culture through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, a introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810854710
- ISBN
- 9780810854710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.73
€ 167.73
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473837645
- ISBN
- 9781473837645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.49
€ 31.49