Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardback. This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze Age to Alexander the Great. Topics include: the causes of war, land battles, sieges and naval warfare, as well as the economic, religious, political, and cultural impact of war. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719056574
- ISBN
- 9780719056574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.53€ 91.03
€ 101.53
€ 91.03
Paperback. An introduction to the central problems of moral and political philosophy. In the notes to his translation, Professor Irwin discusses the historical and social context of the dialogue, expounds and criticises the arguments, and tries above all to suggest the questions a modern reader ought to raise about Plato's doctrines. Translator(s): Irwin, Terence H. Series: Clarendon Plato S. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Ex-Libris with bookplate and non ink stamp. Sunning to spine, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Number of pages
- 280
- SKU
- KCW0001561
- ISBN
- 9780198720911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 34.99€ 28.97
€ 34.99
€ 28.97
Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780847681297
- ISBN
- 9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
Paperback. For a thousand years, an extraordinary empire made possible Europe's transition to the modern world: Byzantium. This book provides various short chapters that focus on a theme, such as a building (the great church of Hagia Sophia), a clash over religion (iconoclasm), sex and power (the role of eunuchs), and a symbol of civilization (the fork). Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141031026
- ISBN
- 9780141031026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Hardback. This book presents the results of the extensive excavation of a small, rural village from the period of emerging cities in upper Mesopotamia (modern northeast Syria) in the early to middle third millennium BC. Editor(s): Schwartz, Glenn M. Series: Monumenta Archaeologica. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938770043
- ISBN
- 9781938770043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.56
€ 110.56
Hardcover. Recent scholarship has transformed the field of Byzantine studies and propelled it to the forefront of academia. Building on these recent developments, A Companion to Byzantium presents a comprehensive overview of the field. Editor(s): James, Liz. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126540
- ISBN
- 9781405126540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.96
€ 155.96
Paperback. With her signature comic-strip style, Marcia WIlliams takes us behind the scenes at some of ancient Rome's most famous moments. Illustrator(s): Williams, Marcia. Num Pages: 40 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 5AH; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 253 x 316 x 3. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781406354553
- ISBN
- 9781406354553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.66
€ 9.66
Paperback. The spectacular treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun have been admired by millions of visitors to museum exhibitions around the world; this book places these masterpieces in the context of Egyptian art history. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACBK; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Dar al-Mushaf
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789771749301
- ISBN
- 9789771749301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.23
€ 17.99
€ 6.23
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237382
- ISBN
- 9780812237382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.00
€ 77.00
Paperback. A brilliant new account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in 480BC. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349117171
- ISBN
- 9780349117171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.02
€ 17.99
€ 6.02
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.57
€ 11.99
€ 5.57
Paperback. The story of how Augustus rose from an obscure teenager to become Rome's first and greatest emperor. Num Pages: 624 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 39. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753829158
- ISBN
- 9780753829158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.02
€ 19.99
€ 6.02
Paperback. A personal history and guide to the ritual site of Abydos, on the West bank of the Nile, which flourished from the Predynastic period until Christian times (c. 4000 BC to AD 641). The author moved to Egypt in 1933 and was involved in excavations with a number of Egyptian archaeologists. Series: SSEA Publication. Num Pages: 66 pages, Stapled booklet of 66p (Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Studies 3, Benben 19. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- BenBen Enterprises Inc. Canada
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780920808092
- ISBN
- 9780920808092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.92
€ 21.92
Paperback. This illustrated textbook covers the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis to its dissolution. Num Pages: 450 pages, 63 b/w illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521727303
- ISBN
- 9780521727303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.54
€ 41.54
Hardcover. Starting with the first substantial body of primary sources, the epics of Homer and Hesiod in the 7th century, and ending with the fall of Egypt to the Romans in 30BC, this volume describes the development of mediation, arbitration and other ways of resolving disputes, other than litigation. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; LBHT; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Holo Books The Arbitration Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953773015
- ISBN
- 9780953773015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.21
€ 52.99
€ 44.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 2 pages, 169 b/w illus, 12 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; ACG; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534215
- ISBN
- 9781931534215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.03
€ 48.03
Paperback. Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 3. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415414760
- ISBN
- 9780415414760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.27
€ 51.99
€ 51.27
Paperback. Modern western education finds its origins in the practices, systems and schools of the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is in the field of education that classical antiquity has exerted one of its clearest influences on the modern world. This book provides a representative sample of the primary evidence for ancient Greek and Roman education. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415338073
- ISBN
- 9780415338073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.62
€ 50.99
€ 50.62
Paperback. Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. This book offers a fascinating insight into the sensational life and troubled times of the Emperor Nero. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations geneal. table, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415214643
- ISBN
- 9780415214643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.29
€ 57.29
Paperback. A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415165112
- ISBN
- 9780415165112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.09
€ 35.99
€ 34.09