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Empires & historical states
Hardback. This volume challenges the widespread belief that scientific knowledge as such is international. Employing case studies from Austria, Poland, the Czech lands, and Hungary, the authors show how scientists in the late Habsburg Monarchy simultaneously nationalized and internationalized their knowledge. Editor(s): Ash, Mitchell G.; Surman, Jan. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDU; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289871
- ISBN
- 9780230289871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Called by Plutarch 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years. This book provides a detailed study of this great general and administrator. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208803
- ISBN
- 9780520208803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.06
€ 44.99
€ 32.06
Hardcover. One of the most fertile and fast-developing themes of recent historiography is treated by the 10 new papers in this volume. The history of the ancient world has traditionally been studied with a view to tracing the origins of those grand developments which eventually occurred. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125586
- ISBN
- 9781905125586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardback. Explores a little-known aspect of life in Ancient Egypt, celebrating the Egyptians as the first known civilisation to have formed the special bond with the dog that persists as the most remarkable of human-animal relationships. This book provides a fresh insight into the development of mankind's remarkable bond with the domesticated dog. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111168
- ISBN
- 9781845111168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 49.75
€ 53.47
€ 49.75
Hardback. How the great minds of the West formed an image of the Ottoman Empire and of Eastern Europe in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, and the intellectual foundations of this construction, are the principal themes of Pippidi's pathbreaking book. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041997
- ISBN
- 9781849041997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 53.33
€ 53.47
€ 53.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 2061
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110000
- ISBN
- 9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 595.40
€ 595.40
Paperback. Israel frequently features in the news, often for the wrong reasons. Violence in the Holy Land is an all-too-common occurrence. This book illuminates the evolution of the Jewish nation, forerunner of the modern State of Israel. It is the story of key formative experiences of the Jews, including the dispersion of the 'Lost Tribes of Israel,'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453583
- ISBN
- 9780752453583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Murnane, Nadav Na'aman, Rodolfo Ragionieri, Raymond Westbrook, and Carlo Zaccagnini. Editor(s): Cohen, Raymond; Westbrook, Raymond. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871030
- ISBN
- 9780801871030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.14
€ 37.99
€ 32.14
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125029
- ISBN
- 9781905125029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Paperback. Professor Barry Cunliffe's historic excavation of the site unfolds the history of the palace, its military beginnings, and its final destruction. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 colour & 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDAR; AMKH; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752414089
- ISBN
- 9780752414089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 129 halftones, 27 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMN; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010192
- ISBN
- 9780674010192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.13
€ 38.99
€ 33.13
Hardcover. Features the papers that form a case for viewing competition for superiority as a major force in ancient history, including the earliest human societies and the Assyrian and Aztec empires. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125487
- ISBN
- 9781905125487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Paperback. How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC? Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089812
- ISBN
- 9780691089812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 51.34
€ 65.35
€ 51.34
Paperback. Provides evidence which not only outlines the history of the Carthaginian army during the period of the Punic Wars but which also describes the organisation and equipment of the army. This book addresses how Carthage's army matched up to other Hellenistic armies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations 25 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441214
- ISBN
- 9780752441214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from northern Germany through Muscovy to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012547
- ISBN
- 9780674012547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125432
- ISBN
- 9781905125432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22
€ 124.22
Hardback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617555
- ISBN
- 9780748617555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.47€ 148.09
€ 154.47
€ 148.09
Hardback. In this volume of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperialism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War. Editor(s): Grieveson, Lee; MacCabe, Colin. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJ; APF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574223
- ISBN
- 9781844574223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 106.69
€ 118.82
€ 106.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen M. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; GBC; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 333 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1998.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782744368
- ISBN
- 9781782744368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.78
€ 33.99
€ 27.78
Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443836
- ISBN
- 9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82