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Empires & historical states

Hardback. A comprehensive introduction to the word of Ancient Israel

Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567097224
ISBN
9780567097224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.44
€ 173.73

Paperback. This collection deals with a neglected subject in post-Confederation Canadian history -- the implications to Canada and Canadians of British decolonization and the end of empire. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809160
ISBN
9780774809160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Hardback. This volume presents the fundamental stratigraphy of the site and the major structural developments of the Chalcolithic period. Series: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara Monograph. Num Pages: 101 pages, 9 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara United Kingdom
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898249092
ISBN
9781898249092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.57

Hardback. The excavations at Canhasan Hoyok I in the Konya plain of central Turkey revealed a series of settlements running through the Chalcolithic period (c.5500-3000 BC). Num Pages: 296 pages, 202p of illus, 11p plates. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDA; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898249160
ISBN
9781898249160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.31

Paperback. Offers an account of the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, the most famous battle of the Second Punic War, during which Hannibal's much smaller force inflicted the greatest defeat ever suffered by the Roman army in what is still regarded today as a model display of military tactics. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855324701
ISBN
9781855324701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.82

Paperback. Ranging over a quarter of a millenium and four continents, this book uncovers the lives, deaths and autobiographical writings of a vital but forgotten constituency: the tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence but who got caught and caught out. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665285
ISBN
9780712665285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.38

Carl Blegen is the most famous American archaeologist ever to work in Greece. Here is presented his biography, detailing his multifaceted life as an instrumental element in creating the field of Aegean prehistory and his role in the social and intellectual community of Athens. Editor(s): Vogeikoff-Brogan, Natalia; Davis, Jack L.; Florou, Vasiliki. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BG; HD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lockwood Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040222
ISBN
9781937040222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.66

paperback. In an epic series of battles, the mighty empires of Carthage and Rome vied for supremacy of Mediterranean - before the Carthaginians finally buckled and their great capital city was razed to the ground, burning for six days and nights, its inhabitants slaughtered or enslaved. This title charts one of the bloodiest dramas of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018096
ISBN
9780141018096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. This casebook presents representative texts from Roman legal sources that introduce the basic problems arising in Roman families, including marriage and divorce, the pattern of authority within households, the transmission of property between generations, and the supervision of orphans. Series: American Philological Association Classical Resources Series. Num Pages: 532 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBTB; LAFR; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195161861
ISBN
9780195161861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.93

Paperback. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
SKU
V9780856683848
ISBN
9780856683848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC, from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets; they are regularly shown in tomb paintings of family life. This title draws on a range of artistic and written sources to show how they became widely-esteemed and revered animals in Egypt. Num Pages: 144 pages, 111 illustrations, 90 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 456. 144 pages, 111 illustrations, 90 in colour. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC, from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets; they are regularly shown in tomb paintings of family life. This title draws on a range of artistic and written sources to show how they became widely-esteemed and revered animals in Egypt. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Dimension: 243 x 189 x 12. Weight: 456.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119700
ISBN
9780714119700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. The battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful empires square up in a conflict that was to shape the course of Eurasian history forever. This book describes the fighting at the Catalaunian Fields and reveals the broader campaign of Hunnic incursion that led up to it. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807434
ISBN
9781472807434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 271 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Nationalmuseet Antiksamlingen Denmark
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9788789438016
ISBN
9788789438016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; GBCR; HD; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 227 x 77. Weight in Grams: 3748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884020240
ISBN
9780884020240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.78

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416736
ISBN
9780900416736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.48

Paperback. The Amazon History Book of the Year 2013 is a magisterial chronicle of the calamity that befell Europe in 1914 as the continent shifted from the glamour of the Edwardian era to the tragedy of total war. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDU; 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007519743
ISBN
9780007519743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust's condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha he sees moral and political corruption and the tragedy of civil strife. This new translation captures Sallust's distinctive style and considers his work as history and literature. Translator(s): Batstone, William W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192823458
ISBN
9780192823458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Contains three stories from Sallust: "Catiline's War" - tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc; "The Jugurthine War" - describes Rome's fight in Africa against the king of the Numidians; and Histories" - depicts Rome after the death of the dictator Sulla. Editor(s): Woodman, A. J. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449488
ISBN
9780140449488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 1QDAP; 3B; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA1; HBTB; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9788323339670
ISBN
9788323339670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.68

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren; Kolonas, Lazaros. Num Pages: 279 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publisher
Aarhus Univ Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771249972
ISBN
9788771249972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.64

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