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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Sarah Pomeroy seeks to reconstruct the lives and the world of Sparta's women-including how their legal status changed over time and how they held on to their surprising autonomy. Written by one of the leading authorities on women in antiquity, this is the first full-length study of Spartan women. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195130676
ISBN
9780195130676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13

Hardback. Pomeroy sets the Pythagorean and Neopythagorean women vividly in their historical, ecological, and intellectual contexts, illustrated with original photographs of sites and artifacts known to these women. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409566
ISBN
9781421409566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.84

Paperback. Ur, one of the world's first cities, was highly important politically and economically around 2600 - 2500 BC when the Sumerian rulers of the city were buried in tombs filled with ornate, valuable objects and with evidence of elaborate rituals and human sacrifice. This is the story of discovery and significance of this splendid object. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAS; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151137
ISBN
9780714151137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.32

Paperback. During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions - most notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to increased contacts with cultures of the ancient Near East. This book presents these changes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280182
ISBN
9780520280182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scholars Press United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555404277
ISBN
9781555404277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.55

Paperback. Full-colour guide to the many places in Wales associated with the Roman Empire Num Pages: 96 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 6. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643809
ISBN
9781445643809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Tells the story of the 'virtual unwrapping' of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071003
ISBN
9780252071003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611433
ISBN
9780691611433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 53.84

Paperback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600577
ISBN
9781503600577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794619
ISBN
9780804794619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Hardcover. The perfect introduction to Greek myths, illustrated with bright pictures by Jan Lewis. Here are ten of the best loved Greek legends retold with warmth and humour to make them easily accessible to young children. Ages 5+. Illustrator(s): Lewis, Jan. Num Pages: 96 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 4KHF; 4KHJ; YQR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 272 x 251 x 16. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Hachette Children's Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841217758
ISBN
9781841217758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610634
ISBN
9780691610634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 42.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Noegel, Scott B. Series: Magin in History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022581
ISBN
9780271022581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.64

Paperback. Reveals how the only hard evidence that dates the Great Pyramid - the quarry marks discovered by Colonel Vyse in 1837 - was forged Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591437895
ISBN
9781591437895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. This work examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power, and explores the main venues of constitutional practice. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDN; 1KB; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; 3JJ; HBG; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009776
ISBN
9780674009776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718199715
ISBN
9780718199715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardback. In 1482 Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over 100 folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse interleaved with lavishly engraved maps. Roberts demonstrates that the Geographia represents the moment of transition between printing and manuscript culture, while forming a critical base for the rise of modern cartography. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDT; 1QRM; 3JB; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066489
ISBN
9780674066489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18
€ 58.90

Hardback. Seema Alavi challenges the idea that all pan-Islamic configurations are anti-Western or pro-Caliphate. A pan-Islamic intellectual network at the cusp of the British and Ottoman empires became the basis of a global Muslim sensibility--a political and cultural affiliation that competes with ideas of nationhood today as it did in the last century. Num Pages: 501 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674735330
ISBN
9780674735330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.66
€ 50.74

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 576 pages, 37 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; GBC; HBJ; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810871687
ISBN
9780810871687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.63

Paperback. This is the largest selection of Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca's letters currently available. In them Seneca advises his friend Lucilius on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. We learn too about Seneca's personal and political life in the time of Nero. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBLA1; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199533213
ISBN
9780199533213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

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