Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardcover. While historians, sociologists, and political scientists have long recognized the importance of the Roman Empire, surprisingly little serious comparative analysis is available on this period in world history. The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives addresses this neglected area of study. Editor(s): Arnason, Johann Pall; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655573
- ISBN
- 9780470655573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.45
€ 192.45
Paperback. Thucydides' account of the war fought in the fifth century BC between the Athenian and Spartan alliances established a paradigm for the war monograph. The complete text appears here and supporting information is provided by the introduction and annotations. Editor(s): Blanco, Walter; Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert. Translator(s): Blanco, Walter. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 799
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971675
- ISBN
- 9780393971675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.51
€ 20.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. Walter Blanco's acclaimed translation of The Histories is now available in its entirety in this revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Blanco, Walter; Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert. Translator(s): Blanco, Walter. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, 7 Maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 647
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393933970
- ISBN
- 9780393933970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.44
€ 19.99
€ 18.44
Hardback. The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. In this book, the author analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings and published texts, which are reproduced here. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 color + 185 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195750
- ISBN
- 9780300195750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.76€ 46.20
€ 58.76
€ 46.20
Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180077
- ISBN
- 9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Hardback. Features nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. In this title, an introductory essay by an award-winning scholar summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artefacts. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 408 pages, 556 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; ACG; ACK; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 264 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179811
- ISBN
- 9780300179811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.76€ 50.14
€ 58.76
€ 50.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169126
- ISBN
- 9780300169126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.58€ 55.08
€ 67.58
€ 55.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 maps, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107630
- ISBN
- 9780300107630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.56
€ 25.99
€ 19.56
Hardcover. An overview of the sculptures of the Parthenon, presenting interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creation. It focuses on the meanings of the sculptures in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society, and considers what they reveal about the Greek sense of democracy. Num Pages: 212 pages, 6 colour plates, 51 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073911
- ISBN
- 9780300073911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.64€ 50.75
€ 64.64
€ 50.75
Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 396 pages, 109 b&w photos, 10 b&w illus., 17 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; HDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292772021
- ISBN
- 9780292772021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Hardcover. Rather than view the contours of Late Classic Maya social life solely from towering temple pyramids or elite sculptural forms, this book considers a suite of small anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and supernatural figurative remains excavated from household refuse deposits. Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 colour and 99 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, 6 graphs. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292771307
- ISBN
- 9780292771307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.30
€ 59.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721258
- ISBN
- 9780292721258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714328
- ISBN
- 9780292714328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038762
- ISBN
- 9780268038762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. The variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture is the subject of this volume. The contributors provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt on into the rabbinic period. Editor(s): Collins, John J.; Sterling, Gregory E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRJ; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030520
- ISBN
- 9780268030520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Hardback. Offers perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. This book investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128568
- ISBN
- 9780231128568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.65€ 85.37
€ 111.65
€ 85.37
Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231083546
- ISBN
- 9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. This study explores the influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods ranging from epic and didactic poetry to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in 5th-century Athens. The workings of gender as a factor in Greek social, religious and cultural practices are explored. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226979229
- ISBN
- 9780226979229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Combining archaeological and textual evidence, this book examines the eighth-century settlements that became the city-states of classical Greece (the polis). The author suggests that the Athenian model was probably the exception, not the rule, in the development of the polis. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226673349
- ISBN
- 9780226673349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.77
€ 32.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome.This work considers how erotic experience is understood in classical texts, and what ethical and philosophical arguments are made about sex? Editor(s): Nussbaum, Martha C.; Sihvola, Juha. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCX; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226609157
- ISBN
- 9780226609157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14