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Paperback. It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most importnat religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that Num Pages: 448 pages, b/w figs and pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415319164
- ISBN
- 9780415319164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. Studies the effect of Rome's geographic worldview on its politics Series: Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472036233
- ISBN
- 9780472036233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.91
€ 44.99
€ 39.91
A learned study of a mother and daughter, both the wives of emperors, and their importance in the golden age of the Roman Empire Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLA1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195379419
- ISBN
- 9780195379419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.15
€ 150.15
Paperback. The role of government in the regulation of cannabis is as hotly debated now as it was a century ago. In this lively study James Mills explores the historical background of cannabis legislation, arguing that the drive towards prohibition grew out of the politics of empire rather than scientific or rational assessment of the drug's use and effects. Num Pages: 260 pages, 8pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199278817
- ISBN
- 9780199278817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.34
€ 84.34
paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205846795
- ISBN
- 9780205846795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
paperback. In 203 AD a group of Christians in Carthage were sentenced to death. One of these, a young mother, wrote a diary while awaiting execution. This narrative is the focus of this work which studies the conflict that resulted in her martyrdom and places it in an intellectual and social context. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; HRC; HRKP; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415918374
- ISBN
- 9780415918374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
paperback. No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 608 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691029153
- ISBN
- 9780691029153
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Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 44.90
€ 64.99
€ 44.90
Paperback. This work examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power, and explores the main venues of constitutional practice. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDN; 1KB; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; 3JJ; HBG; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009776
- ISBN
- 9780674009776
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
Paperback. This study provides a brief introduction to the religious institutions, beliefs and practices of the Graeco-Roman world during the Hellenistic Age (c300 BC-300 AD). Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195043914
- ISBN
- 9780195043914
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Condition: New
€ 99.80
€ 99.80
Paperback. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. A contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415093750
- ISBN
- 9780415093750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 478 pages, 98. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629226
- ISBN
- 9781442629226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.53
€ 50.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. Sieges played a central role in the many conflicts of the Ancient World and many famous generals, including Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar and Trajan, successfully used siegecraft to gain their objectives. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767826
- ISBN
- 9781841767826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.06
€ 23.99
€ 19.06
A rich and accessible selection of Greek and Roman original sources all of which are in translation. Series: Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441164216
- ISBN
- 9781441164216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
The spread of Islam across maritime Southeast Asia was one of the great transformations that shaped today's world. Links with the Middle East were crucial, but ties with the Ottoman empire have received little attention from historians. This book uses original archival research to focus on the relationship, from the 16th century to the present day. Editor(s): Peacock, Andrew; Gallop, Annabel Teh. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QDT; HBJF; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265819
- ISBN
- 9780197265819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415737869
- ISBN
- 9780415737869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent, and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective. Num Pages: 530 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; AC; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405155496
- ISBN
- 9781405155496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.61
€ 135.61
The British Empire used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and psychoanalysis to measure and manage the minds of subjects in distant cultures. Challenging assumptions about the role of scientific knowledge in the exercise of power, Erik Linstrum shows that psychology did more to reveal the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088665
- ISBN
- 9780674088665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
The Loyal Atlantic. Remaking the British Atlantic in the Revolutionary...
Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Ed(S): Banni...
Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Editor(s): Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642089
- ISBN
- 9781442642089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
This study presents a substantial revision to received ideas about the relationship between biblical and ancient Greek conceptions of human nature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645059
- ISBN
- 9781442645059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Num Pages: 350 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449079
- ISBN
- 9780801449079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77