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Empires & historical states

Hardcover. A complete study of royal courts in the post-Achaemenid Near East. It brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. It shows how the Hellenistic dynastic courts were instrumental in the integration of local elites in the empires, and the (re)distribution of power, wealth, and status. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Num Pages: 302 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691265
ISBN
9780748691265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.54

Hardcover. Studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group in general, in order to better understand his attempts to portray their history, geographical moorings and social customs to British and European readers. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090806
ISBN
9780719090806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.08

The suppression of the Atlantic slave trade saw the British Empire turn naval power and moral outrage against a branch of commerce it had done so much to promote. The assembled authors bridge the gap between ship and shore to reveal the motives, effects, and legacies of this nineteenth-century campaign. Editor(s): Burroughs, Robert M.; Huzzey, Richard. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085116
ISBN
9780719085116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.79

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 100 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630007
ISBN
9780691630007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143699
ISBN
9780691143699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Wonderful . . . a thoughtful discussion of what made [the Greeks] so important, in their own time and in ours. Natalie Haynes, Independent" Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps; 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351163
ISBN
9780393351163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.97

Paperback. Philo of Alexandria s life and work have been the object of a number of studies in recent years, especially in the United States and Germany. This interest is due first to the fascination this strange and complex personality continues to cause, with his combination of faith in the Old Testament and Hellenistic culture." Translator(s): Colbert, James. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HPD; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227174494
ISBN
9780227174494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.64

paperback. This book makes ancient Latin-learning materials usable by modern students for the first time. Num Pages: 197 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107474574
ISBN
9781107474574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 24.73

paperback. Explores the wider cultural framework in which we should study the housing in the Greek and Roman worlds. Series: Key Themes in Ancient History. Num Pages: 196 pages, 38 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; AMK; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521789455
ISBN
9780521789455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 34.82

paperback. This study explores the relationship between burial rituals and social structures in Early Iron Age Greece. Series Editor(s): Renfrew, Lord Colin; Ashmore, Wendy; Gamble, Clive; O'Shea, John. Series: New Studies in Archaeology. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 half-tones, 17 tables, 69 line diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521387385
ISBN
9780521387385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.18

Paperback. Detailed examination of the origins and dissemination of the eleven main theories proposed from the late 18th century to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889203242
ISBN
9780889203242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774164385
ISBN
9789774164385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Hardback. A historical text on the late Habsburg monarchy, it concentrates on attempts by imperial government to generate a dynastic-oriented patriotism in multinational state. It examines those forces in state and society which tended toward the promotion of state unity and loyalty towards the ruling house. Editor(s): Unowsky, Daniel L.; Cole, Laurence A. Series: Austrian Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1QDU; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452025
ISBN
9781845452025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.43

hardcover. John Palmer was the most influential and wealthiest British merchant in British India for the first three decades of the nineteenth century. This book presents an account of both of Palmer's business and personal life, showing how his personal relations and circumstances shaped his commercial strategies. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; BGB; HBJF; HBLL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Boydell Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781843833031
ISBN
9781843833031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49

Paperback. The elaborately decorated coffin of Djehutymose is one of the central artifacts of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's Egyptian collection. Using the images and texts from the coffin along with related artifacts, Egyptologist T. G. Wilfong explores what the coffin tells us about ancient Egyptian ideas of life, death, and the afterlife. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 228. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974187389
ISBN
9780974187389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.35

Paperback. The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology has a long and impressive history of archaeological fieldwork activity. Over the past 80 years, the Museum has helped sponsor nearly two dozen projects in the Mediterranean. In the Field presents a well-illustrated summary account with accompanying bibliographies of each of these significant projects. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 103 pages, 30 black & white and 55 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QRM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 255. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
103
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974187334
ISBN
9780974187334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Hardback. Tell Brak, ancient Nagar, was an important city in northern Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC and a focus of long-distance trade. It was also a provincial capital of the Akkadian Empire founded by Sargon of Agade. This is the second of three volumes on the 1976-93 excavations at Tell Brak. Series: McDonald Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 643 pages, 100s of b/w figs and illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2377.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
643
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951942093
ISBN
9780951942093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.20

Hardback. An illustrated catalogue of inscriptions recorded during excavatione between 1967-69. The inscriptions comprise literary and religious ostraca, construction records, Middle Kingdom texts from the chapel area, inscribed potsherds, bricks, seals and other objects. Series: Yale Egyptological Studies. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 265. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University United States
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9780912532394
ISBN
9780912532394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Craft, Louise. Series: Carnegie Museum Discovery Series. Num Pages: 24 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; YNH; YX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 2. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911239287
ISBN
9780911239287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.63

hardcover. The work of J. B. Ward-Perkins on Roman architecture spanned fifty years, and his numerous published papers covered almost every aspect of the subject. This selection of sixteen studies focuses mainly on the provinces, particularly the North African cities. Num Pages: 531 pages, 146 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; ACG; AM; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132769
ISBN
9780907132769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.64

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