Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
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
€ 56.07
€ 56.07
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
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
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
€ 59.09€ 45.65
€ 59.09
€ 45.65
hardcover. This text rethinks the nature of classical influence and finds that the relationship between the modern West and Greece is one of anxiety, fascination and resistance. It uses Shelley's protean and radical writing to question and illuminate the contemporary Romantic understanding of Greece. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HBJD; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333655696
- ISBN
- 9780333655696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
Paperback. The first book to approach the ancient Greek economy along the lines of the "new fiscal history", new in paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534325
- ISBN
- 9781784534325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51
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
€ 23.99€ 16.38
€ 23.99
€ 16.38
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€ 31.15
€ 40.99
€ 31.15
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
€ 80.21
€ 80.21
Hardback. Sinan was the greatest architect of the Ottoman Golden Age of the sixteenth century when the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith of power and magnificence. His style marks the apogee of Turkish art. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 336 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Compact edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500343111
- ISBN
- 9780500343111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.54
€ 18.54
Hardcover. This work is a reappraisal of Sir Anthony Eden's conduct of foreign relations during the Suez crisis of 1956. It details the confusion and failed attempts at negotiation that eventually culminated in the reluctant gamble. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984512
- ISBN
- 9780333984512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.83€ 41.55
€ 115.83
€ 41.55
Hardcover. Through his writings, the leading East India Company servant, Sir John Malcolm helped to shape the historical thought of British empire-building in India. This book uses his works to examine the intellectual history of British expansion in South Asia, and shed light on the history of orientalism and indirect rule and the formation of British power. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108851
- ISBN
- 9780230108851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.68
€ 62.68
Multiple-component retail product. Num Pages: 554 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 554
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199457465
- ISBN
- 9780199457465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.10
€ 116.10
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
€ 49.99€ 45.44
€ 49.99
€ 45.44
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
€ 10.45
€ 10.45
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€ 14.58
€ 14.99
€ 14.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107640818
- ISBN
- 9781107640818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
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
€ 53.19€ 42.04
€ 53.19
€ 42.04
Paperback. Presents the latest research into understanding and interpreting social life in the Roman provinces through the study of everyday objects. Editor(s): Whitmore, Alissa; Hoss, Stefanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 280 x 13. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785702563
- ISBN
- 9781785702563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.10
€ 58.10
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
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
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
€ 78.50
€ 78.50