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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Editor(s): Nagy, Blaise. Series: Focus Classical Commentary. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CJB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585104123
ISBN
9781585104123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040112
ISBN
9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453168
ISBN
9780801453168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

paperback. Understanding the history of Athens in the second half of the fifth century BC is largely dependent on the legacy of the historian Thucydides. Previous scholarship has tended to view Thucydides' account as infallible. This book challenges that received wisdom, advancing several controversial views. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415165525
ISBN
9780415165525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study.

Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R.; Wendt, Christian; Baltrusch, Ernst. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349578993
ISBN
9781349578993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Hardback. This book, the first of two monographs exploring Thucydides, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on political order, using the Peloponnesian War to explore the historiography and political development of the ancient world. These scholars analyze the original source material of the Athenian order and interpretations of such material. Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527622
ISBN
9781137527622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Hardback. This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study. Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R.; Wendt, Christian; Baltrusch, Ernst. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527745
ISBN
9781137527745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardcover. Thucydides Historiae Vol. I: Books I-IV Editor(s): Powell, J. E.; Jones, Sir H. Stuart. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1942
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145509
ISBN
9780198145509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Paperback. Offers a reading of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. This title reveals Thucydides' use of objectivity not so much as a standard for the proper presentation of his subject matter as a method for communicating with his readers and involving them in the complexity and suffering of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102399
ISBN
9780691102399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Stahl's classic book on Thucydides is one of the most profound and widely respected modern studies of the Athenian historian. Published in German in 1966 as Thukydides: Die Stellung des Menschen im geschichtlichen Prozess, it has not been available in English until now. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125326
ISBN
9781905125326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Series: Ancients in Action. Num Pages: 104 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBA; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472523990
ISBN
9781472523990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.99

Mabel Lang's long career as a scholar and teacher has given her a unique perspective on one of the most important authors in western literature. This book brings together several of her most thoughtful papers on figures and issues including the 400, Cleon, and Alcibiades, and joins them with new material on narrative technique. Editor(s): Hamilton, Richard; Dickey, Eleanor; Rusten, Jeffrey S. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979971341
ISBN
9780979971341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.98

Paperback. Tells the story of Britain's scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained. Num Pages: 832 pages, Integrated b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289848
ISBN
9780140289848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974187327
ISBN
9780974187327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.65

Paperback. Steven Mithen's unique history of water and society in the ancient world has never been told before and is particularly relevant today in the face of global climate change. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226873
ISBN
9781780226873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132411
ISBN
9781405132411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Hardback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132404
ISBN
9781405132404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.42

Hardback. A multivolume reference on all known aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. It delivers both a sweeping overview and an in-depth investigation from Homeric times (1000 BCE) to late Roman times (AD 400). Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 564 pages, 344 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 200 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061022
ISBN
9781606061022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.41
€ 195.88

Hardback. A multivolume reference work on various aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. Providing both an overview and in depth investigation, this work covers the period from Homeric times (1000 BC) to late Roman times (AD 400). It deals with the elements of cult, such as: divination; prayer, gestures, and acts of prayer; and others. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 201 x 283 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367900
ISBN
9780892367900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.70
€ 173.98

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaeger, Bertrand. Num Pages: 664 pages, 52 drawings, 664 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 191 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2087.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367894
ISBN
9780892367894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.70
€ 180.88

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