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Empires & historical states
Paperback. What does the study of Plato s dialogues tell us about the modern meaning of sex ? How can recent developments in the philosophy of sex and gender help us read these ancient texts anew? Plato and Sex addresses these questions for the first time. Series: Feminist Revision. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626413
- ISBN
- 9780745626413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black and white in-text illustrations and 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728849
- ISBN
- 9780198728849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.71
€ 23.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. Museums play a vital role in connecting us with little-known terrains and the deep mysteries of our historical past. Based on the author's exploration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this title reveals the powerful role of museums in shaping our understanding of science, culture, and history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 colour plates, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; GM; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226542102
- ISBN
- 9780226542102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Hardback. Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they build pyramids and how were mummies made? These and other questions are answered with short, informative text, vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page. Illustrator(s): King, Colin. Series: Beginners. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; 4KHA; 5AD; YNH; YQH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474903226
- ISBN
- 9781474903226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.91
€ 7.91
Hardback. A guide for beginner readers to Ancient Greece and the lives of its citizens. Find out how far the Greek Empire spread, how it was governed, what people wore, ate and did for fun, learn about some of the most famous philosophers, mathematicians and medics of the age and about how the Empire declined. Illustrator(s): King, Colin. Series: Beginners. Num Pages: 32 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; 4KHA; 5AD; YNH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 159 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474903196
- ISBN
- 9781474903196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of Western culture. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- For Dummies
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470987872
- ISBN
- 9780470987872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.46
€ 25.99
€ 19.46
paperback. Modern-day archaeological discoveries in the Near East continue to illuminate our understanding of the ancient world, including the many contributions made by the people of Mesopotamia to literature, art, government, and urban life. The Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia describes the culture, history, and people of this land, Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps, 114 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780195183641
- ISBN
- 9780195183641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.53
€ 43.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- Media tie-in, The true story behind the events in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118454794
- ISBN
- 9781118454794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.70
€ 19.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125265
- ISBN
- 9781905125265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.59
€ 80.59
Paperback. In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 16 black & white line drawings, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892547
- ISBN
- 9780801892547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15
€ 51.15
Hardback. In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 16 black & white line drawings, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892530
- ISBN
- 9780801892530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.75
€ 96.75
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604251
- ISBN
- 9780691604251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 46.57
€ 59.72
€ 46.57
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633411
- ISBN
- 9780691633411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.51
€ 186.51
Hardback. Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. . Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331998
- ISBN
- 9781444331998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.51
€ 109.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813589
- ISBN
- 9780932813589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.51
€ 29.99
€ 26.51
Hardback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 463 pages, 24 color and 442 b 139 b&w illus., 3 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; 3D; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 813. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308738
- ISBN
- 9781477308738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.97
€ 81.97
Paperback. Myths are symbolic stories that have evolved through oral tradition, and they have guided and inspired people for years. Follow these lively retellings of popular and significant Greek myths and discover how to unlock their hidden meanings so that they can be better understood. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444163469
- ISBN
- 9781444163469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Fin-de-siecle Vienna remains a central event in the birth of the century's modern culture. Our understanding of what happened in those key decades in Central Europe at the turn of the century has been shaped in the last years by an historiography presided over by Carl Schorske's Fin de Siecle Vienna.. Editor(s): Beller, Steven. Series: Austrian History, Culture & Society S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1QDU; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811394
- ISBN
- 9781571811394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.61
€ 161.61
Hardback. A catalogue of sculpture discovered during excavations by the University of California in the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia, ranging in date from c. 100 BC to C. AD 400, but mainly belonging to the mid-2nd century. Series: Isthmia. Num Pages: 84 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619360
- ISBN
- 9780876619360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Lowenstam identifies a variety of images and interpretations-some regarded Achilles as a hero, others believed him to be a cruel bully-that reflect and directly respond to the ancient heroic tradition from which the Iliad and Odyssey evolved. Num Pages: 248 pages, 93, 92 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887758
- ISBN
- 9780801887758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83