Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. * Explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. * Accessible to general readers whilst encouraging them to confront new theories and methodologies, and contemporary assumptions about gender and sexuality. Editor(s): McClure, Laura K. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225898
- ISBN
- 9780631225898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.44
€ 53.44
Hardback. This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. It provides readers with essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world. Editor(s): Mcclure, Professor Laura K (University of Wisconsin-Madison USA). Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225881
- ISBN
- 9780631225881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.56
€ 141.56
Paperback. This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444349863
- ISBN
- 9781444349863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.56
€ 55.56
Paperback. A book of wisdom teachings and rituals that invoke ancient Egyptian deities to awaken human consciousness. Num Pages: 200 pages, Includes 8-page color insert. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1; HRLK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430681
- ISBN
- 9781591430681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Hardback. Intended for general readers as well as scholars, this book extends the boundaries of classics and anthropology, forming a model of the sensitive work that can be done to illuminate how deeply animals are imbricated in human history. Translator(s): Fox, Matthew. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Preface and Appendix
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273405
- ISBN
- 9780520273405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.91€ 46.42
€ 58.91
€ 46.42
Paperback. Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953051
- ISBN
- 9780241953051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAS; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024631301
- ISBN
- 9788024631301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.33
€ 40.99
€ 31.33
Hardback. Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 1QD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801861352
- ISBN
- 9780801861352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.79
€ 84.79
Hardcover. A guide for armchair travel. From the Egypt of the Pharaohs through the nascent democracies of the Greek islands and city states to the fall of Imperial Rome, the evolution of the Classical World is traced through 50 of its greatest sites, offering insight into their purpose, historical context and creators. Full-colour illustrations throughout. Series: Blue Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDA; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Blue Guides Limited of London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905131310
- ISBN
- 9781905131310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.82
€ 53.99
€ 48.82
Paperback. Translator(s): Jowett, Benjamin. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356. 480 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Dimension: 210 x 134 x 32. Weight: 362. Translator(s): Jowett, Benjamin.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486454658
- ISBN
- 9780486454658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.91
€ 10.91
Paperback. This is a lively, readable and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers. The volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes. Translator(s): Wilson, Emily. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192807069
- ISBN
- 9780192807069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.41
€ 14.99
€ 12.41
Hardback. Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts. This book suggests that Greek literature reveals traces of popular culture that can be further illuminated by comparison with later historical periods. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140056
- ISBN
- 9780691140056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.02€ 42.58
€ 53.02
€ 42.58
Paperback. The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, "Smell and the Ancient Senses" examines the ways in which the olfactory sense contributed to our perceptions of bodies, environments, behaviour and morality. Editor(s): Bradley, Mark. Series: The Senses in Antiquity. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844656424
- ISBN
- 9781844656424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.09
€ 45.09
Hardcover. Celebrates the work of Nick Fisher, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University. This title contains essays on the theme of ancient Greek social behaviour. It reflects the diversity and the unities in the honorand's interests. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125517
- ISBN
- 9781905125517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.86
€ 79.86
Paperback. This book aims to employ and illustrate the unique strengths of burial evidence and its contribution to the understanding of social identity and status in the Classical and Hellenistic Northern Peloponnese. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 291 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784915063
- ISBN
- 9781784915063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.24
€ 109.24
Hardback. This widely respected study of social conflicts between the patrician elite and the plebeians in the first centuries of the Roman republic has now been enhanced by a new chapter on material culture, updates to individual chapters, an updated bibliography, and a new introduction. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd, Expanded and Updated Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100601
- ISBN
- 9781405100601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Paperback. This widely respected study of social conflicts between the patrician elite and the plebeians in the first centuries of the Roman republic has now been enhanced by a new chapter on material culture, updates to individual chapters, an updated bibliography, and a new introduction. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd, Expanded and Updated Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100618
- ISBN
- 9781405100618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.33
€ 72.33
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume XVII
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616178
- ISBN
- 9780876616178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.51
€ 9.51
Hardcover. Addresses the historical, social and political contexts within which Solon of Athens instituted wide-ranging reforms to the Athenian constitution (594-93 BCE), the impact of those reforms on the political self-awareness of the archaic Athenians themselves, and the ethical and political philosophies that drove reform. Num Pages: 385 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194031
- ISBN
- 9781845194031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.03
€ 129.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; DC; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928995
- ISBN
- 9781869928995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.87
€ 8.99
€ 7.87