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Empires & historical states

hardcover. Brutus is a household name, yet little known apart from his involvement in Caesar's murder. This is the first dedicated biography in over 30 years. It puts this important figure in historical context and looks beyond his most famous act. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Condition
New
SKU
9781848847767
ISBN
9781848847767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858682
ISBN
9780199858682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Paperback. The prominence of the Temple of Hephaistos, Greek god of metalworkers, situated on a hill to the west of the Agora, reflects the esteem in which bronzeworkers were held by the Athenians. Series: Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book. Num Pages: 32 pages, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
Edition
Volume XX ed.
SKU
V9780876616246
ISBN
9780876616246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.67

Paperback. More than a century has passed past since German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the treasures of Bronze Age Mycenae. Through a combined study of the mythical tradition, archeological findings, and written sources, this title explores the evolution of warfare in the Bronze Age Greek world. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HBW; HDDK; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849081955
ISBN
9781849081955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. This volume is dedicated to the examination of a small corpus of bronze U-shaped burial receptacles from ancient Mesopotamia and Elam, dubbed 'bathtub' coffins for their characteristic apsidal shape, reminiscent of a style of 19th and early 20th century bathtub. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3F; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784911744
ISBN
9781784911744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11, 9 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479960
ISBN
9780801479960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Num Pages: 350 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449079
ISBN
9780801449079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Paperback. The Roman Empire rules the civilised world with an iron fist, seemingly all-powerful. And yet, the power of Rome is secured not by its mighty legions, but by small bands of warriors fighting a secret war. They seek out artefacts hidden by the gods themselves, hunt creatures of myth and face enemies that would use dark magic against the empire. Illustrator(s): Lathwell, Alan. Series: Osprey Wargames. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815132
ISBN
9781472815132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Excavations of the Leckie Iron Age broch in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reflect the expansion of the Roman Empire into southern Scotland in the late first century AD Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 317 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784914400
ISBN
9781784914400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137570765
ISBN
9781137570765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.65
€ 32.94

Paperback.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445622828
ISBN
9781445622828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138817739
ISBN
9781138817739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

Hardcover. Major new book from leading historian of British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534455
ISBN
9781784534455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.59
€ 49.18

hardcover. Based on recently declassified documents in Britain and the USA, this is the first detailed account of Britain's East of Suez decision, which was taken by the Harold Wilson government in 1967-68. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 309 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1F; 1HBES; 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9780333732366
ISBN
9780333732366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.29

paperback. Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. Unearthing reams of documents, the author reveals the full savagery of the Mau Mau war and the ruthless determination with which Britain sought to control its empire. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Bodley Head
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922946
ISBN
9781847922946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Num Pages: 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728. The Road to Decolonisation, 1918-1968. 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight: 770.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521685559
ISBN
9780521685559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Hardcover. Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278615
ISBN
9780230278615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.84

Hardcover. Britain's overseas civil services - the Colonial Administrative Service, the Indian Civil Service and the Sudan Political Service - no longer exist as good careers for Britain's graduates. In this study the history of each service is set against the need to administer an expanding empire. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 611.
Edition
2000 ed.
Publisher
Macmillan Pub Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333732977
ISBN
9780333732977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.33

Hardcover. This text examines the British government's policy towards Ireland during the imperial crisis of 1750-83, focusing on its attempts to reassert control over Ireland's increasingly hostile Protestant parliament and populace. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333994023
ISBN
9780333994023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.81

Paperback. Focusing on Britain and her Empire, this survey provides an introduction for readers coming to the subject for the first time. It covers the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of the Empire. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414938
ISBN
9780582414938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.17

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