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Empires & historical states

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Empires & historical states

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

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. On the eve of the 20th century, Jews in the Russian and Ottoman empires were caught up in the major cultural and social transformations that constituted modernity for Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewries. This book analyzes how the Jewish popular press in the Russian and Ottoman empires helped construct modern Jewish identities. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1QDT; GTB; JFSR1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218933
ISBN
9780253218933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Reveals women's active role in religious life and rituals in the ancient world Editor(s): Parca, Maryline G.; Tzanetou, Angeliki. Series: Studies in Ancient Folklore and Popular Culture S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219381
ISBN
9780253219381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712775
ISBN
9780292712775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725089
ISBN
9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Offers an accessible translation of a representative play by four ancient playwrights. Editor(s): O'Bryhim, Shawn. Translator(s): Franko, George Fredric; Moore, Timothy J.; O'Bryhim, Shawn; Olson, S. Douglas. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292760554
ISBN
9780292760554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Offers free verse translations of 75 lyric poems from the mid-fourteenth to the early twentieth centuries, along with the Ottoman Turkish texts and photographs of many of the original manuscripts. This volume also includes biographies of the poets, and background information on Ottoman history and literature. Editor(s): Andrews, Walter G.; Black, Najaat; Kalpakli, Mehmet. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1F; 1QDT; DC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Expanded ed.
SKU
V9780295985954
ISBN
9780295985954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Examines the history of the Ottoman Empire by focusing on the migrant groups that lived within its bounds and their changing relationship to the state's central authorities. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989488
ISBN
9780295989488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. For more than a thousand years, Greeks in all walks of life consulted oracles for guidance received directly from the gods. This title encompasses the history of Greek oracles and focuses on philosophical, psychological, and anthropological aspects of oracular consultation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140422
ISBN
9780300140422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. How did the ancient Greeks regard music? In many different ways, as the readings in Greek Views of Music reveal. Editor(s): Mathieson, Thomas J.; Strunk, W. Oliver. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AVGC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393966947
ISBN
9780393966947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Hardcover. Establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. This title reveals the importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520065666
ISBN
9780520065666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.82

Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520068513
ISBN
9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.38

Paperback. Attempts to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, the text explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins. Num Pages: 136 pages, with 24 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 36.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080959
ISBN
9780520080959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Hardback. This is a study of Roman architecture on the Iberian peninsula, covering six centuries from the arrival of the Romans in the third century BC until the decline of urban life in the third century AD. During this period the peninsula became an influential cultural and political region. Num Pages: 369 pages, 66 b/w photographs, 79 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; AMC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203778
ISBN
9780520203778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.43
€ 60.79

Hardback. For over two millennia, the "Cyropaedia", an imaginative biography of the Persian king Cyrus the Great, was Xenophon's most popular work. This study examines the work, demonstrating its overall coherence and unity and focusing, in particular, on the notoriously difficult ending. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 2AHA; DSBB; DSK; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224049
ISBN
9780520224049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 45.62

Hardback. An exploration of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans, focusing on the sentiments of honour that shaped the Romans' sense of themselves and their society. The book draws on contemporary theories of the self and social theory to deepen the reader's understanding of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225251
ISBN
9780520225251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.89

paperback. Studying the economic and cultural upheaval that shook mainland Greece and the Aegean area in the eighth century, this work also looks at the role that poetry played in this upheaval. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 311 pages, 13 figures, 12 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780520226913
ISBN
9780520226913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Hardback. Explores the generative crisis in understanding property's role in the constitution of a liberal polity, which intersected in Bengal with a new politics of peasant independence based on practices of commodity exchange. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1QDB; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, 1 ed.
SKU
V9780520281684
ISBN
9780520281684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87
€ 57.69

Hardback. The Red Sea has, from time immemorial, been one of the world's most navigated spaces, in the pursuit of trade, pilgrimage and conquest. This book explores how the world and the sea were imagined differently before imperial European hegemony. It offers a deeper argument about the discipline of history and the historian's craft. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 b/w images and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520285910
ISBN
9780520285910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.48

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