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Empires & historical states

Paperback.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389836
ISBN
9781934389836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Hilary and John Robert Travis present a colouring book on the theme of Ancient Rome. Series: A Colouring Book. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 306 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Clr Csm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659619
ISBN
9781445659619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.94

Hardcover. Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. works from the premise that the traditional picture of hegemony and great men tells only a partial story. The volume's essays present exciting new perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. Editor(s): Gartland, Samuel D. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248807
ISBN
9780812248807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.23

Paperback. Offers an alternative perspective on Britain's late imperial period by looking at the lives and the writings of the men who chose to defy the conventional social and political attitudes of the British ruling classes towards the Near East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764078
ISBN
9781780764078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? This title reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 halftones. 86 line illus. 16 tables. 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDD; TB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148182
ISBN
9780691148182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 color plates, 32 black-and-white illustrations, and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562. In Search of Ancient Afghanistan. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. It provides a chronicle of the search for one of the world's enigmatic empires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 30. Weight: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273429
ISBN
9780520273429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Introducing evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 halftones. 3 tables. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1QDT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159560
ISBN
9780691159560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620. Series: Cornell paperbacks. 400 pages, maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight: 652.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499401
ISBN
9780801499401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKB; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151090
ISBN
9780714151090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. A study that employs modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. It challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state - not merely in modern but in ancient terms. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 394 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259928
ISBN
9780520259928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; ACG; HBJF1; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226631875
ISBN
9780226631875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. A story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur Evans who unearthed the great city of King Minos. Replete with drama and adventure, it tells of the 3,000-year old civilisations that were brought back to life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119423
ISBN
9781845119423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.75

Hardback. Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473847149
ISBN
9781473847149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Hardback. This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE. Num Pages: 592 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199204823
ISBN
9780199204823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 343.13

Paperback. How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Scholars skeptical of our earliest surviving source, Herodotus, have produced one ingenious theory after another. This book argues that Herodotus was right after all. Series: Yale Library of Military History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177664
ISBN
9780300177664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses political history, the history of ideas, cultural history, and art history, 'The Victorian World' offers a sweeping survey of the world in the 19th century. Editor(s): Hewitt, Martin. Num Pages: 776 pages, 59 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415712989
ISBN
9780415712989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.07

Paperback. Series: Dover Stencils. Num Pages: 6 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 105 x 3. Weight in Grams: 29.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
6
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486431093
ISBN
9780486431093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.48

Paperback. The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239109
ISBN
9780853239109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99

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