Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardback. This book aligns ancient and early modern European travel narratives and historical surveys of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Russia with texts that contributed to English ideas about those regions: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Love's Labour's Lost, Milton's Paradise Lost and Muscovia, and Dryden's Aureng-Zebe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2AB; 3J; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743372
- ISBN
- 9780804743372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.11
€ 81.11
Paperback. This volume gathers the textual, iconographic and palaeographic evidence and examines artefacts in order to revise the common view on the use of copper alloy tools and model tools in the Old Kingdom. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 290 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784914424
- ISBN
- 9781784914424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.27
€ 112.27
Paperback. A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; JFHF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214850
- ISBN
- 9780253214850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Hardcover. Revealing the narrative of Oedipus and the Sphinx to be the very paradigm of a key transition experienced by all of humankind, the author situates myth between the competing claims of science and art in an engagement that has important implications for the debates in literary studies, psychoanalytic theory, cultural history, and aesthetics. Translator(s): Smart, Duncan Alexander; Rice, David. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226048086
- ISBN
- 9780226048086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.25
€ 33.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489037
- ISBN
- 9780993489037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.69
€ 5.69
Paperback. Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's "Osservazioni" is an impassioned defence of the superiority of Roman architectural "invention" over the "beautiful and noble simplicity" of Ancient Greece. This is an English translation of Piranesi's three-part polemical work. Translator(s): Beamish, Caroline; Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 168 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; ACG; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366361
- ISBN
- 9780892366361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. Includes essays that intend to restore the social context of ancient Greek drama. This title considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. Editor(s): Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015255
- ISBN
- 9780691015255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.91€ 54.71
€ 70.91
€ 54.71
Hardcover. Fascinating discussions of fifth-century Athens and its modern interpretation Editor(s): Rosen, Ralph M.; Farrell, Joseph. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 black and white photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472102976
- ISBN
- 9780472102976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.28
€ 128.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Amden, Bettina; Flensted-Jensen, Pernille; Nielsen, Thomas Heine; Schwartz, Adam; Tortzen, Chr. Gorm. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; 3D; DSB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897783
- ISBN
- 9788772897783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.51
€ 51.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. Series: Peabody Museum Collections Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 illustrations, (46 colour ). BIC Classification: 1DVWYV; 1QDA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873654043
- ISBN
- 9780873654043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.34
€ 27.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. This book explores Persian architecture and mathematics, including domed structures and two-dimensional patterns, elaborate geometry and complex three-dimensional structures of historic monuments, from mathematical ideas to architectonic structures. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; AMC; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034805063
- ISBN
- 9783034805063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
New Worlds from Old Texts: Revisiting Ancient Space and Place
. Ed(S): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; ...
hardcover. Written by a highly interdisciplinary range of contributors, New Worlds from Old Texts explores ancient Greek perceptions of space, and how they may have differed from the modern cartographic view. Editor(s): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; Pelling, Christopher; Isaksen, Leif. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTP; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 277 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199664139
- ISBN
- 9780199664139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Paperback. Giambattista Vico's "New Science" is gradually being re-established as one of the most significant "humanist" achievements since the Renaissance. This book represents his attempt to provide a comprehensive science of human society by decoding the history, mythology and law of the ancient world. Translator(s): Marsh, David. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435696
- ISBN
- 9780140435696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Hardcover. Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture, imperial politics, and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi, a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 colour tables, 3 maps, 5 black & white halftones, 2 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469861
- ISBN
- 9781137469861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Paperback. Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. This book offers a fascinating insight into the sensational life and troubled times of the Emperor Nero. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations geneal. table, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415214643
- ISBN
- 9780415214643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
Paperback. In this rigorously researched biography Jurgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero. * Focuses on the growing tension between Nero's artistic tendencies and his role as emperor. * Steers readers through the diverse interpretations of Nero that have arisen through the ages. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121781
- ISBN
- 9781405121781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.00
€ 34.00
Paperback. Series: Who Was..? S. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904977117
- ISBN
- 9781904977117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Paperback. An expert analysis of how many of our great Neolithic monuments influenced the landscape and communities that built up around them Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552995
- ISBN
- 9781781552995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.58
€ 25.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. Reveals a novel thesis concerning slave resistence and the roots of abolitionism Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814773499
- ISBN
- 9780814773499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489099
- ISBN
- 9780993489099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.53
€ 6.53